VOLUSIA COUNTY
REEF RESEARCH DIVE TEAM INC.
www.volusiareefs.org /surfm.htm 8/2/11
Survey
Date
___________
Site Surveyed
_________________ Reporter
_________________
Phone
_______________ Boat Name
______________ Boat Regist
#____________ Capt / Owner _______________
POSITION READINGS for the Survey,
Anchored ? (Y / N)
GPS
_____deg _____ . _____ min N, ____ deg
_____ . ______ min W
Regular
GPS (__) WAAS GPS (___) , DGPS (___ ), Name/Model
of GPS unit ________
DIVER
DATA
Diver(s)
____________________________________________
Time
In _____, Bottom Time ____
Depth ________ fsw, Est.
Distance Covered _______ft or entire wreck or
pile _________
BOTTOM
is Culverts
(__) , Wreck (__), Natural Reef ,(__) Scattered (__) Continuous (__),
Max Hi
__ ft .
Marine Growth___ inches, Bottom is
Sand (__), Shell (__), Mud
(__), Hand Penetration
_____inches
WATER
, Horizontal
Visibility _____ ft, Thermocline @ ____ft, Bot
Temp ____F, Bot Current is Nil,
(__) ,
Slight (__)
, Moderate, (__) Strong (__), to the ______
Specific Gravity
_____ (Sea
Test), Surface water color is
____
WEATHER…..Winds
____ mph
from ___ , Wave Height ____ ft,
Waves from ________
BIOLOGICAL
DATA Use
a number or REEF
count codes: S = Single; F = Few, 2-10; M = Many, 11-100; A = abundant
>100
Leave code blank
for fish not seen,
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Angelfish |
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Surgeonfish |
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Blue |
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Filefish |
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Mackerel |
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French |
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Scrawled |
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King |
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Tarpon |
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Gray |
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Spanish |
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Toadfish |
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Queen |
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Eel |
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Turtles |
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Baitfish |
count |
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Green |
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Porgy |
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Leatherback |
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Cigar |
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Spotted |
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Sheepshead |
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Loggerhead |
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Herring |
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Spottail Pin |
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Triggerfish |
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Silversides |
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Flyingfish |
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Gray |
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Barracuda, Great |
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Flounder |
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Puffer |
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Whales |
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Batfish |
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Gulf (3 sp) |
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Ray |
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Shark |
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Bigeye |
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Southern |
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Manta |
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Right |
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Blenny |
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Goatfish |
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S. Sting |
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Wrasse |
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Hairy |
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Goby |
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Remora |
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Hogfish |
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Seaweed |
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Grouper |
count |
Scorpionfish |
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slippery Dick |
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Boxfish |
count |
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Black |
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Seabass |
count |
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Spanish |
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ScrawledCowfish |
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Gag |
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Belt'dSandfish |
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Sponges |
count |
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Trunkfish |
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Goliath |
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Black |
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Basket |
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Butterflyfish |
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Nassau |
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Soapfish |
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YellowBoring |
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Banded |
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Rock Hind |
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Foureye |
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Scamp |
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Shark |
count |
Hydroids, Feath, |
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Spotfin |
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Hammerhead |
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Tunicates |
count |
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Cardinalfish, two spot |
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Grunt |
count |
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Nurse |
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Sea Pork |
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Cobia |
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Porkfish |
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Sea Squirts |
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Cod, Carolina Hake |
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SailorChoice |
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Snapper |
count |
Bryozoans |
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Damselfish |
count |
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Spanish |
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Cubera |
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Barnacles |
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Beaugregory |
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Tomtate |
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Gray |
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Soft Corals |
count |
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Cocoa (spot) |
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Jacks |
count |
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Lane |
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Sea Rod |
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Sergeant Major |
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AmberGreat |
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Red |
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Sea Fan |
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Yello Tail Reef |
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lessor |
count |
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Vermillion |
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Sea Whip |
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Crevalle |
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Yellowtail |
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Telesto |
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Drum |
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Rain Runner |
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Hard Corals |
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Black |
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Snook |
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Cup |
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Cubbyu |
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Jawfish |
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Spadefish |
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Ivory Bush |
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Highhat |
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Lionfish |
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Squirrelfish |
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Lobster |
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Jackknife |
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Florida |
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Dolphin, Bottle |
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Dolphin, Spot'd |
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Slipper |
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I certify that no marine life was commercially harvested on this dive trip _______________ signature