NOWRAMP 2002

9/23/02 - 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: 3 dives - farthest Eastern edge of Atoll and NE Windward sides, classic spur and groove.

REA (Rapid Ecological Assessment) Team B: 3 dives - surveyed SW hook of Wells Harbor, SW inside of Wells Harbor, and blue Montipora patch reefs inside the NE lagoon.

Coral Team : Set new permanent transect by CREWS buoy, obtained 1 coral core and did shallow water groundtruthing.

Maritime Archaeology : Continued survey for military era materials in lagoon, documented anchor in Wells Harbor, documented submerged barge at Spit Island.

Intertidal: Surveyed northern emergent reef.

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