NOWRAMP 2002

9/16/02

Position:
Latitude: 25° 25.697' N
Longitude: 170° 40.669' W
Area Name: Maro Reef North West

Weather:
Barometer: 1021.1 mb
Winds: 19 Knots East
Description: Partially cloudy with isolated squalls.
Forecast: Little/no change. High over Honolulu moving west - 16-24 knots. 7-12' swells.

Sea Conditions:
Waves: 4-8 ft.
Current: 2 knots
Sea: poor visibility.

Daily Vessel Plan:
Scheduled Activities:
Transit: Leave for Laysan tonight.
REA (Rapid Ecological Assessment) Teams: 2 teams, 3 dives each. Green water, clear water, variety of corals and inverts and alga, lots of Galapagos sharks.

Maritime Archaeology: Searched for wrecked tanker again with corrected coordinates. Still no eveidence of wreck. Need magnetometer.

Corals: One new permanent transect, tip of NW Linear Reef. Jacks, sharks, corals - one ground truth dive.

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