Reef · Brunswick Islands, North Carolina
Fisherman's Reef (AR-460)
A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries artificial reef (AR-460) in the Long Bay region. NC DMF records the site center 155.4° magnetic - 2.8 nm from Shallotte Inlet Sea Buoy or 231.3° magnetic - 7.5 nm from Lockwood's Folly Inlet Sea Buoy. Deployed material reaches about 670 m from that point. Also on the reef: nine train boxcars (1986), a 40 ft Coast Guard launch (1990) and a 330 ft barge (1990).
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Quick facts
| Type | Reef |
|---|---|
| Seabed depth | 11.2 m (37 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 33.8370°N, 78.3672°W |
| From Sunset Beach pier (Calabash) | 14 km (8.6 mi), bearing 104° ESE |
| Source | NC DMF Artificial Reef Guide |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Sunset Beach pier (Calabash), 14 km (8.6 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
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Nearby
- Ocean Isle Beach PierPier · 8.2 km
- PawtucketShipwreck · 14.6 m · 8.5 km
- Dale Ward Reef (AR-455)Reef · 14.6 m · 8.7 km
- AdventurerShipwreck · 14.6 m · 8.9 km
- Holden Beach Fishing PierPier · 10 km
- RangerShipwreck · 3 m · 13 km
Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.