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Great Goliath Grouper Count: Survey Data Date: Site name: Dive# of day Lat: Long: Captain:
Crew:
Diver names:
Topside conditions:
Cloud cover (%): Wind Spd & Dir: Wave height (ft):
Site type (check one):
Shipwreck Concrete pilings Boulder field Other (explain):
Survey Type (check one): Transect Roving Diver Total Bottom Time:
Maximum number of Goliath grouper observed (during a single replicate):
Additional comments/ Other fish present/ etc.:
Dive Data Site Name: Time in: Time out: # of replicates: Survey type (check one): Transect Roving Diver Transect length (if applicable): ft/m Shipwreck (check one): intact broken up or Rubble (check one): scattered solid % of survey over hard bottom: Max depth (ft): Min depth (i.e, max relief): ft Visibility (ft): Replicate 1 start: Rep 1 end: # GG:
Replicate 2 start: Rep 2 end: # GG:
Replicate 3 start: Rep 3 end: # GG:
Ascent time: GG number Total length (check one) Comments/behavior (check all that apply)
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MBARA Diver’s Reef Survey Form Updated 25 Oct 2010
Reef Number/Name: MB 70 Deep South Crane Reef Position: 29 53.437 85 31.730 GPS manufacturer & model: Garmin 188C Sonar Depth: 55 ft Survey Date & Time: 11 Oct 2010 1630 Weather conditions and sea state: Calm and sunny Boat Name: Bobcat Boat Captain: Bob Cox Dive Leader: Bob Cox Dive Team Members: Carol Cox Depth Gauge Depth: 61ft Diver Bottom Time: :50 Water Temp: Surface: 78F Bottom: 73F Water Visibility: Surface: 20ft Bottom: 20ft Thermocline Depth: Current direction and speed: Other water column characteristics (plankton, algae, jellyfish, turbidity): Bottom Composition (sand, silt, mud, gravel, shell, etc): Sand Reef Materials & Quantity: 4 metal digester tubes, 12x24 feet Reef Highest Point: 10 ft Physical Condition (Durability, stability, storm damage, other damage or movement): Excellent. Some scouring.
Marine Amphibians: Species Quantity Size Color
Turtle, Loggerhead 1 3ft Turtle, Green
Turtle, Leatherback
Turtle, Species?
Fish Count:
Species: Quantity Size
Angelfish, Queen
Anglefish, Blue 1 2”
Barracuda - Guaguanche
Barracuda-Great
Batfish, Polka-Dot
Blenny, Molly Miller
Blenny, Seaweed 100+ 1-2”
Blenny?
Butterflyfish, Spotfin 4 1-3”
Butterflyfish?
Cardinalfish, Two-Spot
Cobia (Ling)
Cowfish, Scrawled
Chromis - Purple Reeffish
Chromis - Yellowtail Reeffish
Damselfish - Cocoa 20 ½-1”
Damselfish?
Dolphin?
Drum , Cubbyu 1 2”
Drum, Jackknifefish
Eel?
Flounder, Gulf 2 14”
Frogfish, Ocellated
Goby, Spotted
Goby?
Grouper, Gag 10 Grouper, Goliath 1 50”
Grouper, Red
Grouper, Rock Hind
Grouper, Scamp
Grunt, Tomtate 100+ 5”
Grunt , White
Grunt?
Jack, Almaco (Lesser)
Jack – Blue Runner
Jack - Greater Amberjack 20 12-15”
Jack, Lookdown
Jack, Rainbow Runner
Jack, Round Scad 1,000+ 1”
Jack?
Lizardfish, Blue-Lined
Mackeral, King
Mackeral, Spanish 10 12”
Mahi
Pinfish
Porgy? Saucereye 20 10”
Porgy - Sheepshead 3 14-16”
Puffer, Bandtail
Puffer, Sharpnose
Puffer?
Ray?
Remora or Sharksucker
Sand Perch
Seabass, Bank
Seabass, Belted Sandfish 30 1”
Seabass, Pygmy
Snapper, Gray (Black) 10 10-18”
Snapper, Lane
Snapper, Red 60 10-20”
Snapper, Vermillion
Snapper?
Soapfish, Whitespotted 4 Spadefish, Atlantic 20 Toadfish, Leopard
Triggerfish, Gray 10 Wrasse - Slippery Dick 20 2”
Glass Minnows 1,000+ 1
Shark?
Growth on Reef (Include names if known):
Species Quantity/Area of Coverage (% of area or dimensions) Size Color
Algae
Barnacles 80% Feather Duster worms
Anemone
Coral - White Telesto
Coral - Colorful Sea Whip 5% Coral - gorgonian
Coral - Occulina 1%
Hard Coral 5%
Bivalves, wing oysters 1%
Sponges
Invertebrates on Reef (Names if known): Species Quantity Size Cowry – West Indian Simnia
Cowry - Spotted Cyphoma
Crab, Mithrax 20 ½-2”
Crab, Stone
Crab, Sargassum Swimming
Crab, Stareye Hermit
Crab, Yellowline Arrow
Crab, Neck 1 3” Lobster, Shovelnose
Lobster, Spiny
Sea Cucumber
Sea Slug, Warta dendrodoris 10 2” Sea Star
Sea Urchin 100+ 3”
Snail - Atlantic Hairy Triton
Snail - Murex
Snail - Netted Olive
Snail- Florida Horse Conch
Snails? 100+ Moon Jellyfish 3 12”
Clear shrimp 1 ½”
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