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Delaware Bay is the estuary outlet of the Delaware River on the northeast seaboard of the United States, lying between the states of Delaware and New Jersey. It is approximately 782 square miles (2,030 km 2 ) in area, [ 2 ] the bay's freshwater mixes for many miles with the saltwater of the Atlantic Ocean .
Redbird Reef is an artificial reef located in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Slaughter Beach, Delaware, [1] 16 miles (25.7 km) east of the Indian River Inlet. Established by the Maryland Reef Initiative [ 2 ] in 2001, this reef covers 1.3 square nautical miles of ocean floor [ 2 ] and is located 80 feet (24.4 m) below the surface.
In 1961 the first artificial reef was created at Maunalua Bay In 1963 two more artificial reefs were created and all three primarily used car bodies. From 1964 to 1985, concrete pipes were primarily used.
The Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) is a bi-state government agency of the U.S. states of Delaware and New Jersey established by an interstate compact in 1962. [2]The authority operates the Delaware Memorial twin suspension bridges, the Cape May-Lewes Ferry between Cape May, New Jersey, and Lewes, Delaware, the Forts Ferry Crossing, and the Salem County Business Center.
Delaware Bay Cape Henlopen Light. Author and historian, John Thomas Scharf in his book History Of Delaware, said that Delaware Bay Pilots have been piloting ships in the Delaware Bay and Delaware River since 1650. [1] By the end of the 18th-century, the Delaware pilots were an organized body of pilots.
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It was established by President John F. Kennedy [2] in 1963 on 10,000 acres (40 km 2) along the western shore of Delaware Bay. The refuge contains a variety of habitats, including freshwater and salt marshes , woodlands , grasslands , ponds , and forested areas, supporting 267 species of birds and a variety of reptiles , amphibians and mammals .
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