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9/20/02 - Rapture

Position:
Latitude: 28° 12.838' N

Longitude: 177° 21.788' W
Area Name: Tug Pier, Midway Harbor

Weather:
Barometer:
1020.3 mb
Winds: 5 Knots North
Description:
Forecast: 5-10 Knots to 24 Knots N Late Evening, scattered showers

Sea Conditions:
Waves:
4-7 ft.
Current: 1 -2 knots surface
Sea:

Daily Vessel Plan:
Scheduled Activities:

REA (Rapid Ecological Assessment) Team A: 2 dives - south side outside reef.

REA (Rapid Ecological Assessment) Team B: 2 dives - noted Hawaiian groupers, Hapu'u

Coral Team : Re-survey of previously set permanent transects along two 25m lines. One coral core on the inside east reef and continued ground truthing.

Maritime Archaeology : Surveyed Wells Harbor for historic wreckage and checked northern reef for materials from the Military years.

Intertidal: Surveyed East side of Sand Island.


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