MBARA Reef Survey Worksheet - version 1.0

Reef Site Name: Fish America Reef Depth: 65 ft

Survey Date: August 12, 2009 Survey Time: 10:00 ET

Weather conditions and sea state: Sunny/Cloudy. Seas 1-2 ft

Boat Name : Bobcat Boat Captain: Robert Cox

Dive Leader: Robert Cox

Dive Team: Carol Cox and Jerry Erwin

Position Readings

Loran Manufacturer & model:

TD 1: TD 2:

GPS Manufacturer & model:

N Lat.: W Lon.:

Differential GPS Manufacturer & model: Garmin GPSMAP 188C

N Lat.: 29 53.628 W Lon.: 85 32.634

In-Water Readings

Water Temp - surface: 88 degrees bottom: 81

Visibility - surface: 50+ ft bottom: 20 ft

Specific Gravity - surface: bottom:

Current - direction: none speed: none

Thermocline Depth: 50 ft

Bottom Composition: Sand

Reef Materials & Quantity: Reef Balls. 100 each

Reef Height (average): 4-10 ft

Reef Physical Condition: Good. Most reef balls intact. Some broken balls.

Biological Growth: Heavy encrustation growth. One ball had a small sea fan with heavy sponge growth. Several balls had purple wire coral growth.

Fish Count: 20+ small Gag Grouper, 20+ small Red Snapper, 40+ small Gray Snapper, 6 Spanish Mackerel, 6 Sheepshead, 12+ Blue Angelfish, moderate schools of a variety of bait fish, 10+ Grey Trigger Fish.

Other Comments: Photos taken.