AR-355 - Buoy
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About this site
AR-355 is an artificial reef site off the North Carolina coast, in the waters near Wrightsville Beach and Wilmington based on its coordinates. It reaches a maximum depth of about 18.3 metres and is considered a beginner dive. Divers have reported black sea bass, northern puffer, pigfish, planehead filefish, and tomtate around the structure.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Black Sea BassCentropristis striataReported here · unconfirmed
TomtateHaemulon aurolineatumReported here · unconfirmed
PigfishOrthopristis chrysopteraReported here · unconfirmed
Northern PufferSphoeroides maculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Planehead FilefishStephanolepis hispidaReported here · unconfirmed
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