Observer Name: Matt Knifton
Observation Start Time: 19.30
Observation End Time: 20.15
Weather Conditions: Sunny, large southerly swell
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet):
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium (3-6m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction: S-N
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Irrelevant
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 18C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna: Light bulb sea squirt, phallusia mammillata, ascidia virginea, dead mans fingers, boring sponge, tompot blennies, gurnard, velvet swimming crabs, spiny spider crab, common limpet, king scallop, candy stripe flatworm, beadlet anemones, polycera quadrillineata, nudibranch, pollock
Other Observer Comments:Good visibility considering topside conditions. Wreck unchanged since the last time I dived it. Mooring to the front end of the wreck has been removed.
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- Chesil Beach Cove (26)
- Countess of Erne (15)
- Dredger (9)
- Ferry Bridge (1)
- Mulberry (1)
- Portland Harbour (1)
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Countess of Erne, 08/21/2012
Observer Name: Gerry and Angel White
Observation Start Time: 19.26
Observation End Time: 20.17
Weather Conditions: Low light, strong winds
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 12.5m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low (0-3m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction: S-N
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): N
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 18C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna: 4 sea scorpions, 1 pipefish, pollock, black faced blennies, tompot blennies, wrasse, spider crabs, velvet swimmer crabs, violet sea slugs, candy striped flatworm, devonshire cup corals, fried egg anemones, pink sea fans, light bulb sea squirts, dead man's fingers.
Other Observer Comments: (Gerry:) It has been a while since I dived the Countess but there did seem to be a few areas of what looked like bright new rust areas, maybe some areas are coming apart? Very very hard surface swim back to the boat, won't be in any hurry to repeat it!!
Observation Start Time: 19.26
Observation End Time: 20.17
Weather Conditions: Low light, strong winds
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 12.5m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low (0-3m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction: S-N
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): N
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 18C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna: 4 sea scorpions, 1 pipefish, pollock, black faced blennies, tompot blennies, wrasse, spider crabs, velvet swimmer crabs, violet sea slugs, candy striped flatworm, devonshire cup corals, fried egg anemones, pink sea fans, light bulb sea squirts, dead man's fingers.
Other Observer Comments: (Gerry:) It has been a while since I dived the Countess but there did seem to be a few areas of what looked like bright new rust areas, maybe some areas are coming apart? Very very hard surface swim back to the boat, won't be in any hurry to repeat it!!
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Chesil Beach Cove, 08/12/2012
Observer Name: Gerry and Angel White
Observation Start Time: 11.36
Observation End Time: 12.44
Weather Conditions: Sunny and light offshore breeze
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 15m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium (3-6m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction: Non
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Non
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 17C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna:2 lobsters, 2 cuttlefish, grey mullet, 2 pipefish, 3 nudis, large shoals of sand eels, lots of baby bib, pollock, rock cook, bream, wrasse including one large wrasse, spider, edible and velvet swimmer crabs, sea squirts.
Other Observer Comments:
Observation Start Time: 11.36
Observation End Time: 12.44
Weather Conditions: Sunny and light offshore breeze
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 15m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium (3-6m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction: Non
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Non
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 17C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna:2 lobsters, 2 cuttlefish, grey mullet, 2 pipefish, 3 nudis, large shoals of sand eels, lots of baby bib, pollock, rock cook, bream, wrasse including one large wrasse, spider, edible and velvet swimmer crabs, sea squirts.
Other Observer Comments:
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Chesil Beach Cove, 08/11/2012
Observer Name: Gerry White
Observation Start Time: 11.06
Observation End Time: 11.55
Weather Conditions: Sunny with light onshore breeze
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 16.5m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium (3-6m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction:Non
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): No current
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 17c
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna:Lots of boring cponges, sea orange, elephant hide sponge, potato crisp bryozooon, cuttlefish, 2 pipefish, pollock, sandeels, edible, spider and velvet swimming crabs, bib, wrasse and lobster.
Other Observer Comments:Interesting to see a cuttlefish come past with a pipefish in its mouth! Thought the viz would have started to improve after trying different times of the day but it did not.
Observation Start Time: 11.06
Observation End Time: 11.55
Weather Conditions: Sunny with light onshore breeze
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 16.5m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium (3-6m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction:Non
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): No current
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 17c
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna:Lots of boring cponges, sea orange, elephant hide sponge, potato crisp bryozooon, cuttlefish, 2 pipefish, pollock, sandeels, edible, spider and velvet swimming crabs, bib, wrasse and lobster.
Other Observer Comments:Interesting to see a cuttlefish come past with a pipefish in its mouth! Thought the viz would have started to improve after trying different times of the day but it did not.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Chesil Beach Cove, 08/09/2012
Observer Name: Gerry and Angel
Observation Start Time: 16:54
Observation End Time: 17:44
Weather Conditions: Sunny and flat calm
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 10.4m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium (3-6m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction: Non
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Non
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 17C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna:2 lobsters, 1 of them large. 1 cuttlefish, wrasse and bib.
Other Observer Comments:Stayed over the small piece of wreckage for some time, very pretty in good light.
Observation Start Time: 16:54
Observation End Time: 17:44
Weather Conditions: Sunny and flat calm
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 10.4m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium (3-6m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction: Non
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Non
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 17C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna:2 lobsters, 1 of them large. 1 cuttlefish, wrasse and bib.
Other Observer Comments:Stayed over the small piece of wreckage for some time, very pretty in good light.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Chesil Beach Cove, 07/26/2012
Observer Name: Nina Hukkanen (w/Izzy)
Observation Start Time: 16:00
Observation End Time: 17:10
Weather Conditions: Sunny and calm
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 7-8m (parallel to shore)
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium avg. 4 m
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium (Particles and plankton)
Water Current Direction: S-N
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Low with slight undertow
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 15C
Notable Flora: Seaweed, kelp (& kelp forest)
Notable Fauna: Sea hare populations, pollock, wrasse
Other Observer Comments: Check out the Chesil Factsheet or Chesil Photo Album
Izzy and I decided to continue to sketch underwater way-points for the two anchor/monitoring sites (Preveza and old pipeline) following an underwater trail towards the South and keeping at a maximum eight metres depth parallel to shore. Of the marks in the sketch below the boulders seems to have the densest population of sea hare especially where there is strong undertow. The pipeline (to the right of the sketch) is where a genuine kelp forest starts, leading out the length of the pipe (where we are unable to spot any Monkfish although there have been previous reports). There are a lot of spent fishing line at certain point of the pipe which will need a separate dive and some effort to remove. Pollock and the occasional wrasse (did we say sea hare?!) are the main population in this stretch but careful study of the pebbles will reveal baby pipefish. It is probably too shallow for the smaller cuttlefish though. As soon as the kelp forest starts (boulder to the left of the pipe in the sketch) the wrasse are larger and in many colours from the rainbow to yellow. A more extensive report and video will follow -- as well as a trip to recover and remove the line from the pipe.
Observation Start Time: 16:00
Observation End Time: 17:10
Weather Conditions: Sunny and calm
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 7-8m (parallel to shore)
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium avg. 4 m
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium (Particles and plankton)
Water Current Direction: S-N
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Low with slight undertow
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 15C
Notable Flora: Seaweed, kelp (& kelp forest)
Notable Fauna: Sea hare populations, pollock, wrasse
Other Observer Comments: Check out the Chesil Factsheet or Chesil Photo Album
Izzy and I decided to continue to sketch underwater way-points for the two anchor/monitoring sites (Preveza and old pipeline) following an underwater trail towards the South and keeping at a maximum eight metres depth parallel to shore. Of the marks in the sketch below the boulders seems to have the densest population of sea hare especially where there is strong undertow. The pipeline (to the right of the sketch) is where a genuine kelp forest starts, leading out the length of the pipe (where we are unable to spot any Monkfish although there have been previous reports). There are a lot of spent fishing line at certain point of the pipe which will need a separate dive and some effort to remove. Pollock and the occasional wrasse (did we say sea hare?!) are the main population in this stretch but careful study of the pebbles will reveal baby pipefish. It is probably too shallow for the smaller cuttlefish though. As soon as the kelp forest starts (boulder to the left of the pipe in the sketch) the wrasse are larger and in many colours from the rainbow to yellow. A more extensive report and video will follow -- as well as a trip to recover and remove the line from the pipe.
Chesil Beach Cove, 07/26/2012
Observer Name: Gerry and Angel White
Observation Start Time: 11:57
Observation End Time:13:10
Weather Conditions: Sunny and Flat Calm
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 16.8 max
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium 3-6m
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction: Irrelevant
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Low
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 15C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna:7 cuttlefish including babies, loads of sand eels, 1 ling with a school of small Bib, (only) 3 nudibranches spotted, edible crabs, spider crabs and pollock.
Other Observer Comments: Bearing SW found another piece of wreckage we hadn't seen before. Great to see so many baby cuttlefish about.
Observation Start Time: 11:57
Observation End Time:13:10
Weather Conditions: Sunny and Flat Calm
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 16.8 max
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium 3-6m
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction: Irrelevant
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Low
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 15C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna:7 cuttlefish including babies, loads of sand eels, 1 ling with a school of small Bib, (only) 3 nudibranches spotted, edible crabs, spider crabs and pollock.
Other Observer Comments: Bearing SW found another piece of wreckage we hadn't seen before. Great to see so many baby cuttlefish about.
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