MBARA Reef Survey Worksheet - version
1.0
Reef Site Name: Garfield Wilson Reef Depth: 48 ft
Survey Date: August
12, 2009 Survey Time: 15:00 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 53.688 W Lon.: 85 31.260
In-Water
Readings
Water Temp -
surface: 88 degrees bottom: 83
Visibility -
surface: 50+ ft bottom: 20-30 ft
Specific
Gravity - surface: bottom:
Current -
direction: none speed: none
Thermocline
Depth: 40 ft
Bottom
Composition: Sand
Reef Materials
& Quantity: Concrete rubble.
Reef Height
(average): 4-8 ft
Reef Physical
Condition: Good.
Biological
Growth: Heavy encrustation growth. Some varieties of coral and sponges.
Fish Count: 70+
Spadefish, 4 Look-Down fish, 30+ small Gag Grouper, 20+ small Red Snapper, 40+
small Gray Snapper, 50+ Spanish Mackerel, 6 Sheepshead, 12+ Blue Angelfish,
large schools of a variety of bait fish, 10+ Grey Trigger Fish.
Other Comments:
Photos taken.