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Reefs Wc BY SUSAN USHER i Building and maintaining a single 1 artificial reef is often beyond the poeketbook of a fishing club. I anglers are going for much more?a 1 complete system of artificial reefs situated three to 18 miles off the Brunswick County shore: reefs accessible to both inshore and outshore fishermen and attractive to a variety of species from groupers to king mackerel; reefs intended to bring fish to Brunswick County in increasingly larger numbers. More fish means more fishermen and that means a boost to the local economy. In 1980, estimates the U.S. Department of the Interior, recreational fishing brought the state about $193 million, a figure steadily on the rise. Offshore reefs could not only increase the local resource for saltwater anglers, they could also bring Brunswick County a larger share of the recreational fishing dollar. Reefs can be built to be more attractive to a specific kind of species. They begin attracting fish at once; as they mature the food chain includes crustaceans, vegetation, baitfish and at the top of the list, game fish. On a timetable proposed by members of a committee representing local fishing interests, six new reefs could be created within two years and two existing reefs restored. Everything s gone, nothing s out there," says Dale McDowell of Win TELEPHONES 579-2727 & 754 The Ult WEST Ocean i Ixwated on the exclusii 1.200 square ft. 11 a beautiful \ie\% of the privacy. and ha\e their .ww.l L... ? r"?- ? " ? ' a""?"- .visit U fsl ? i Starting at I I Developing m V S. f )uld Attraci rujbow arid Sunset Harbor. Winner of Lhe 1981 Arthur Smith Kin# Mackerel Tournament and a licensed tioat pilot, he is reef committee chairman for the 500-p!?is nvmbcr Hmnsuick County Fishing Gub and a member of the county wide artificial reef steering committee. Other participants include representatives ot the Oak island Fishing Club, a newclub organizing in the ShallotteOcean Isle Beach area, the U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament in Southport and the Poor Boy's Shark Tournament at Shallotte Point and others. Committee members are seeking support from local governments, also working with Rep. David Redwine to identify possible sources of state funding. State's First The Brunswick County Fishing Club's artificial reef, located 4.5 nautical rrules seaward of Ixxrkwood Folly Inlet, was the first off the North Carolina coastline. Begun in 1971, the last material was dropped on it in 1974, two 26-foot lifeboats. A second reef off Yaupon Beach, built by the state, shows only a little activity, while a third reef, near Bird Island, was a Joint North Carolina South Carolina venture. No recent drops have been made on either, though South Carolina has indicated it may rescue the sister states reef. "A reef is like anything else- it dies if you don't feed it," McDowell pointed out. ansBHH Hism H 9142 OCEAN ISLE BEACH, on imate in Villas LAGOOF hie at its best! .4. u*>?i ?-n<l of Oci-an !*?|e lie nits facv vthit**. pimdery san IntraroaMal Ual?*n*ay. prov: town tenni* courts anil snir primi alt?Tnalivf in In-ach I n il appreciate the (iiffrrenrt $92,900 ilLACE^OiNT \ Fish, Fishe Starting Now McDowell said the club wants to begin improvements immediately witn a drop on ine existing feci off l/ockwood Folly's Inlet Pfizer Inc. pharmaceutical plant at Soutnpun has donated two large boilers and agreed to help modify them. Needed siiii, us of iiuu-MufCii, Were a 100-foot or longer barge and money for drop preparation and insurance. Not only would this provide a larger profile for the reef, It might also be more cost-effective. Insurance must be purchased to cover the trip out to the reef and back, In case the material sinks in navigable waters other than Its destined location and must be brought back up. For instance. McDowell said fourday coverage insurance for two tugboats recently dropped off Wrightsville Beach cost 14,500. Also, before a barge or other vessel is dropped, it must be cleaned thoroughly of oil and other fuels in order to pass an Environmental Protection Agency inspection to insure it won't pollute the water In addition to the boilers, reef propopents in March also were trying to obtain, from the contractors, salvage rights to swing bridges due to be replaced by high rises to Ocean Isle and Holden beaches. These offer perfect reef profiles-they're large, with open work that allows fish and currents to move freely. With these and other materials they hope to establish these six reefs, the Causeway/SHAILOTTE. Mc j"S arh. ?1. hasp JM idr riming ising. ESTATES,'IS Supplement !c The Brut jrmen And with one drop on each initially: 1. A reef 3.2 miles south of Shallottc Inlet, accessible to inside and outside 2. A reef 8.6 miles southwest of Miaiiouc iniei, 3. A reef 7 miles southeast of Shallottc Inlet; i. A reef !0 miles south of liockwood Folly Inlet: 5. A reef 18 miles south of liockwood Folly inlet; and 8. A reef 4.2 miles southwest cf the Oak Island hothouse, to 1m: named the Tom McOlununery Memorial Hcef, in memory of a popular spoils TIDE TABLES FOR THE I APRIC BSC 12H 0?<*.0*Y AM PM AM PM >M* Pw u% MT40T Man I 4 tO 4)4 tow 1041 Tuaa 2 *01 I M IIM 1142 WM S 4 M AM 12 It nw 4 4 44 2 1* 12 42 1 0) 2?. t 2 M tO I 30 I 10 Sal >20 >01 2 24 2 )2 Sat 2 III 111 )t> J 2) Man >010 10 40 *02 4 1) TUM > 1104 11 42 400 404 *>? 10 ? 12 04 4 94 >0) I" 12 i?; 3 18 801 8 11 Sal I) 24* 114 801 8 11 S?n 14 110 4 10 IOCS 10 18 *? 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Persons or groups interested in donating to the reef project, obtain ing more information about tru; reefs or local saltwater fishing clubs, can contact McDowell at 253-5743; Buddy (Irooms of Die <>ak Island Fishing (Hub, R42-3GM; or Bill English in the Shallotte-Occan Isle area, 579-2704 (work) or 7546714 (home). NEXT TWO MONTHS ^ Tir^Vr TM* km ? tQI ?m i eoo iiu ? T*u> 3 ??? Itt IIN if 44 Tn 3 ' 77 IN 113 IX U 4 |U 0 41 >11 >14 t tot ?} j of 212 Man IOOO 10 2A )M 401 iwM i itu tin 4 st 4?i f MM 0 11 40 *44 A 44 TKM t 17 24 '2 4/ 0 10 A 40 tn 10 ' tO 144 TM 140 AM II 2 10 244 020 044 1x4 12 >10 >44 0 20 >44 Iton II 4 10 4 30 1021 IO 44 t*4? 14 AO! A ?t 1100 1120 MM !i ' 4# >1* IIU ? IM I) 012 0 44 1224 1224 k> < IH l? ?U til bn It 111 4 U IV IV Max X> in 114 lit 101 T?M II t41 1000 111 HI Wad 11 10 ? 10 It ?It 4 W liu n tot 1 lilt t 16 IM N III) ? 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