Observation Log: Portland, UK


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Sunday, July 22, 2012

Chesil Beach Cove, 07/22/2012

Observer Name: Gerry White
Observation Start Time: 11:43
Observation End Time: 12:36
Weather Conditions: Sunny and flat calm
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 17.1 m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Medium 3-6m
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction: Non
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Non
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 15C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna:1 lobster, 4 edible crabs and a couple of spider crabs in close. Big shoals of sand eels. Only a few pollock though. Leopard spotted blennie and a few wrasse. Other divers saw dogfish too.
Other Observer Comments: Quite a lot of fishing line and a lot of wood has washed up on the beach. There were quite a few clumps of seaweed that had been uprooted. With the big tides the visibility was reduced the further you went out.