Chesil Beach Cove, 03/28/2012

Observer Name: Cheryl Lombardo
Observation Start Time: 16.30
Observation End Time: 17.15
Weather Conditions: Sunny, Calm
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 7-9m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium 3-4M
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction: n/a
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): n/a
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 9C
Notable Flora: Pod Weed, Sea Oak, Rose Weed, Siphoned Feather Weed
Notable Fauna: Snake Lock Anemone, 3 spider crabs, 8 Greater Pipefish, 2 spotted goby, Chimney sponge, Boring sponge, Strawberry Anemone, Double Spiral Worm, Nudibranch
Other Observer Comments: Excellent summer-like surface conditions but lots of particles in the water possibly due to early warming.

Chesil Beach (NE), 03/28/2012

Observer Name: Izzy Imset
Observation Start Time: 16.30
Observation End Time: 17.25
Weather Conditions: Sunny and warm
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 16m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium to low
Water Current Direction: LW Portland
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): n/a
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 9C
Notable Flora: Sea weed, little kelp
Notable Fauna: Single Plaice, Masked Crab, Welk (few and scattered apart)
Other Observer Comments: Barren sand bed east of the cove stretching NE at a steady 15-16 m. depth. Rare wreckage and remnants.

Chesil Beach Cove, 03/26/2012

Observer Name: Gerry & Angel White
Observation Start Time: 14.25
Observation End Time: 15.02
Weather Conditions: Sunny - No wind
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 13.4 m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium (Some undertow)
Water Current Direction: Westerly
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Low
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 9C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna: Few Pipefish, 2 small lobsters, first signs of a small fish nursery (15 or so tiny fish but could not ID them)
Other Observer Comments: Dive exactly on Low Water Portland. Very murky compared to Friday probably due to the large swell over the weekend.

Dredger, 03/24/2012

Observer Name: Richard Whalley
Observation Start Time: 15:00
Observation End Time: 15:30
Weather Conditions: Sunny, calm
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 10M
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Med 4M
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Low
Water Current Direction: Nil
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Nil
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 9.4C
Notable Flora: Nil
Notable Fauna: Wrasse
Other Observer Comments:

Chesil Beach Cove, 03/23/2012

Observer Name: Gerry & Angel White
Observation Start Time: 16.35
Observation End Time: 17.07
Weather Conditions: Sunny no wind
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 14.9M
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low 4-5M
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low):
Water Current Direction: None
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Low
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 9C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna: 8 Pipefish
Other Observer Comments: Small patches of snakelock anemone, a few large wrasse, no smaller fish yet, 1 spidercrab (tiny), 1 edible crab and 1 very large Plaice!

Chesil Beach Cove, 03/22/2012

Observer Name: Matt Knifton
Observation Start Time: 10.20
Observation End Time: 11.35
Weather Conditions: Good, Sunny
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 10.8m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): 5m
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Low
Water Current Direction: North to South
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Low
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 9C
Notable Flora: Sea weed, kelp
Notable Fauna: Pipefish, Dead man's fingers, baby squid, anemone, common sea urchin, common hermit crab
Other Observer Comments: A lot of broken fishing line, weights, spotted a ladder from a wreck

Chesil Beach Cove, 03/17/2012

Observer Name: Graham Blackmore
Observation Start Time: 11:30
Observation End Time: 12:10
Weather Conditions: Calm
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 13M
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium (5M)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction: Nil/Slack
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Low
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 8C
Notable Flora: Jap Weed, Bladder Wrack
Notable Fauna: Star Fish, Small Fry
Other Observer Comments: No summer fish noticed