MBARA Reef Survey Worksheet - version 1.0

Reef Site Name: City of Mexico Beach 2000 Grant Reef Depth: 55 ft

Survey Date: August 5, 2009 Survey Time: 15:00 ET

Weather conditions and sea state: Sunny. 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 53.850 W Lon.: 85 31.767

In-Water Readings

Water Temp - surface: 88 degrees bottom: 82

Visibility - surface: 50+ ft bottom: 50+ ft

Specific Gravity - surface: bottom:

Current - direction: none speed: none

Thermocline Depth: 28 ft

Bottom Composition: Sand

Reef Materials & Quantity: Reef Balls. 98 each

Reef Height (average): 4-5 ft

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

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

Fish Count:3 small Red Grouper, 6-10 small Gag Grouper, 20+ small Red Snapper, 20+ small Grey Snapper, 6 Spanish Mackerel, 6 Sheepshead, 6 Blue Angelfish, moderate schools of a variety of bait fish, 10+ Grey Trigger Fish, countless blennies and damselfish, several large grunts.

Other Comments: Photos taken. Observed one grey trigger fish nesting with eggs present. Some reef balls clustered and some scattered. Visibility was very good.