In my brief research on the topic...In 1997 the state of MA deployed a bunch of reef balls off Salters point in Dartmouth. Has anyone fished these?????
NewStandard: 7/23/97
NewStandard: 7/6/97
In 1997, MarineFisheries, in partnership with the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth (UMD),
planned and developed a more sophisticated artificial reef project. The Dartmouth Artificial Reef project
was supported by state funds and implemented with the encouragement and support of local and state
officials. The 3.5 acre site is located in Buzzards Bay, southwest of Salter’s Point in Dartmouth, and is
composed of prefabricated concrete units (“reef balls”). The reef balls occupy a total footprint of
approximately 242 square yards, or less than two percent of the total area of the permitted site. Annual
inspections revealed that this deployment has remained stable and seasonally supports numerous species
of structure-oriented fish such as cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus), tautog (Tautoga onita), scup
(Stenotomus chrysops), and black sea bass (Centropristis striata).