MBARA Reef Survey Worksheet - version
1.0
Reef Site Name: Smurfit-Stone #2 Depth: 70 ft
Survey Date: August
12, 2009 Survey Time: 12:30 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 53.230 W Lon.: 85 32.426
In-Water
Readings
Water Temp -
surface: 88 degrees bottom: 81
Visibility -
surface: 50+ ft bottom: 20-30 ft
Specific
Gravity - surface: bottom:
Current -
direction: none speed: none
Thermocline Depth:
50 ft
Bottom
Composition: Sand
Reef Materials
& Quantity: 4 each Smurfit Stone
Digesters
Reef Height
(average): Approximately 8-10 ft
Reef Physical
Condition: Good. No damage.
Biological
Growth: Heavy encrustation growth.
Heavy wire coral growth on tops.
Fish Count: 40+
small Gag Grouper, 60+ small Red Snapper, 40+ small Gray Snapper, 6 Spanish
Mackerel, 10+ Blue Angelfish, moderate schools of a variety of bait fish, 10+
Grey Trigger Fish.
Other Comments:
Photos taken.