Reef · Cape Lookout, North Carolina

Carteret County Sportfishing Association Reef (AR-305)

A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries artificial reef (AR-305) in the Cape Lookout region. NC DMF records the site center 162.5° magnetic - 18.3 nm from Beaufort Inlet Sea Buoy. Deployed material reaches about 230 m from that point. NC DMF's vessel history also lists the 98 ft tug Thomas Dann (2024) and the 55 ft trawler Alexandria Dawn (2024), not yet placed in its reef records.

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Quick facts

TypeReef
Seabed depth31 m (102 ft) below MLLW
Position34.2781°N, 76.6442°W
From Cape Lookout Point37 km (23 mi), bearing 197° SSW
SourceNC DMF Artificial Reef Guide

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Cape Lookout Point, 37 km (23 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.

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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.