John Dunphy Artificial Reef
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:16 am
NSW DPI is deploying two offshore artificial reefs off the southern Sydney coast to increase fishing opportunities in the region.
The reefs will be accessible from Port Botany and Port Hacking.
Named in honour of the late John Dunphy, formerly of Shimano, the southern Sydney artificial reefs includes is made of concrete modules measuring about 4-5 metres wide by 4-5 metres high and weighing up to 25 tonnes each.
Modules will be deployed in a patch-like arrangement, similar to the Shoalhaven Heads and Port Macquarie offshore artificial reef designs.
The concrete modules will be self-weighted with no requirement for additional anchoring.
Each artificial reef is expected to comprise of a total reef volume of around 1600 m3. The actual footprint area of the modules for each reef will be up to 320 m2 and likely to spread over areas of 100 by 100 metres.
The reef is being funded from the Transport for NSW Port Botany Boating and Fishing Infrastructure Fund and the efforts of the Recreational Fishing Alliance of NSW, ANSA (NSW Branch) and the South Sydney Amateur Fishing Association in securing funding is appreciated.
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/recre ... ern-sydney
The reefs will be accessible from Port Botany and Port Hacking.
Named in honour of the late John Dunphy, formerly of Shimano, the southern Sydney artificial reefs includes is made of concrete modules measuring about 4-5 metres wide by 4-5 metres high and weighing up to 25 tonnes each.
Modules will be deployed in a patch-like arrangement, similar to the Shoalhaven Heads and Port Macquarie offshore artificial reef designs.
The concrete modules will be self-weighted with no requirement for additional anchoring.
Each artificial reef is expected to comprise of a total reef volume of around 1600 m3. The actual footprint area of the modules for each reef will be up to 320 m2 and likely to spread over areas of 100 by 100 metres.
The reef is being funded from the Transport for NSW Port Botany Boating and Fishing Infrastructure Fund and the efforts of the Recreational Fishing Alliance of NSW, ANSA (NSW Branch) and the South Sydney Amateur Fishing Association in securing funding is appreciated.
http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/recre ... ern-sydney