In November 2024, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Marine Fisheries Artificial Reef Program sank a 55-foot trawler at AR-305, off Cape Lookout.
Built in 1984, the F/V Alexandria Dawn has been out of use for around a decade. Before sinking, the vessel was cleaned extensively in accordance with EPA requirements.
Purchase and sinking of the vessel was funded by Coastal Recreational Fishing License revenues. The Alexandria Dawn is located at 34° 16.653’N, 76° 38.651’W.
The Alexandria Dawn joins three other vessels at AR-305: the 183-foot Spar, the 439-foot Aeolus and the 105-foot Thomas Dann.
The reef site also contains 1,700 tons of donated recycled concrete, deployed in July 2023. AR-305 is approximately 28 nautical miles south of Beaufort Inlet, in 105 feet of water.
source: N.C. Department of Environmental Quality Division of Marine Fisheries
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