A day at the office
 

Many of you don't know this, but as of six months ago I started to work for NJ fish & wildlife on the artificle reef program. This is what we did yeasterday. These are reef balls that we deployed on the Wildwood NJ reef site.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4.../ReefBalls.jpg

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I didn't know reefs had balls? :o

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That's so guys like you can dive on them.... [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] :D

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That was quick.... :cool:

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Them balls gotta be pretty sun burned sitting on that barge. Nothin worse than sun burned balls.............

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:D :D :D

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Many of you don't know this, but as of six months ago I started to work for NJ fish & wildlife on the artificle reef program.
Translation: 6 months ago I got on the job retirement

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Somebody has to play with the balls! :D

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OK, I should rephrase that. Six months ago I got a job....

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Should be -
Six months ago I got a job playing with my balls.........

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True, but now I get paid for it. :D

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Yours or His :eek:

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Chuck, you lost me on that one. But I'm sure in that drink filled mind of yours it made sence.... [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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Chuck has way too much time on his hands. He needs to get a job too. :D

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I did get a job Don, but you guys are the ones playing Pocket Pool :o

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Finny gives the reef balls, I repair the boats that go to the reefs, and you?

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Finster-

That is a great project and you are to be commended for your efforts. I have been trying to get a similar project started in Northern Massachusetts....but keep running into brick walls with the various public agencies.

How many reef balls are on the wildwood site???

-Ed-

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Hey Ed, thanks for that. Yeah it's a pretty cool gig.

As far as total reef balls on that site I am not sure, I'd have to look threw my records at the office. For now we're putting in six hundred over the next few weeks.

Here's a brage we put on the Ocean City reef a while back.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...l/DSCF0053.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...l/DSCF0062.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...l/DSCF0078.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...l/DSCF0085.jpg

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Hey Finny,
I know what it is like, I spent 11 years on the
County of Volusia's Port Authority.
The artifical reef program was great to deal with.
We sank everything from old bridge's, culvert pipes,
barges, Liberty Ships, Tugs, too USN A6 Intruders.
Here is the link. Port Authority ..Keep up the good work ! Ken

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How much for the tug?

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In my travels I came by this today. What a kick-azz towboat. This baby has twin turbo diesels with jet drives. The owner of the yard drives it to work from Jersey to Statin Island and back.
The boat in the back ground aft is one slated for a reef.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...el/Towboat.jpg


Otto, I'm not sure I'm following you? Do you mean to buy or by the hour. If your in the market for a push tug, something like that will run you about 350K. If you only need it for an afteroon romp that will only run ya about 200+ bucks an hour

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Hey Finster,
Got any openings? I'm tired of sitting at my computer all day long!
For those of you interested in the N.J. Artificial Reef Program, here's the website... http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/artreef.htm
It really is a great program, I fish these reefs quite often, they certainly do hold the wildlife.
Dan