Dredger 04/21/2012

Observer Name:Matt Knifton
Observation Start Time:10:40
Observation End Time:11:26
Weather Conditions: Slight
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 9.3m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low (0-3m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Direction: North to South
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Low
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 10C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna:Candy stripe flatworm, nudibranch (white with yellow gills, 1cm long), spider carbs, squid, anemone, (half eaten spider crab!)
Other Observer Comments:Notable wear and tear on the buoy attachment on the wreck, broken chain. Rubbish in and around the rock wall to the side of the wreck.

Countess of Erne 04/15/2012

Observer Name: Izzy Imset
Observation Start Time: 11.35
Observation End Time: 12.35
Weather Conditions: Slight to Moderate
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 8-14m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low (<3m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): High
Water Current Direction: North to South
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 10C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna: Wrasse, Flat Worms (spaced out), 20mm purple-blue Nudibranch, blue (bell/mini) colonies of Sea Squirt on side of hull, Oyster
Other Observer Comments:

Chesil Beach Cove 04/15/2012

Observer Name: Gerry and Angel
Observation Start Time:15.45
Observation End Time:16.31
Weather Conditions: Onshore wind
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 15m
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): Non
Notable Flora: Lots of colorful see weed returning
Notable Fauna: Several pipefish, 1 Cuttlefish, Small sandeels, Pollock, Spidercrabs, Nudi egg rose, Mermaids purse, Lots of Green worm eggs, 1 small edible crab(infant portion), 20+ nudi's including one we hadn't seen there before which we think was a Coryphella Browni? There was again a general increase in the normal wrasse species we see there.
Other Observer Comments:Unusual to be able to dive Chesil with an onshore wind.

Countess of Erne 04/14/2012

Observer Name: Rene Van Erven
Observation Start Time: 14.40
Observation End Time: 15.40
Weather Conditions: Calm, sunny
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 12m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low (<3m)
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): 10C
Notable Flora:
Notable Fauna: Wrasse (occasional), light-bulb sea squirts (patches of)
Other Observer Comments: School of pollock at the stern of the wreck during descent

Dredger 04/14/2012

Observer Name: Rene Van Erven
Observation Start Time: 11.30
Observation End Time: 12.25
Weather Conditions: Sunny, Calm
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 10m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low (<3m)
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Low
Water Current Direction: N/A
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): N/A
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 10C
Notable Flora: Sea weed, red algae (patches of), [lack of kelp]
Notable Fauna: Wrass (small), occasional crabs
Other Observer Comments: Not much sea life or fish but a lot of plankton in the water

Dredger 04/13/2012

Observer Name: Izzy Imset
Observation Start Time: 11.30
Observation End Time: 12.30
Weather Conditions: Sunny, calm
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 15m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): Low
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): High
Water Current Direction: NE to SW
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Low
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 10C
Notable Flora: Sea weed
Notable Fauna: Spider Crabs (mainly male and not in groups), Leach's Spider Crabs (scattered), Common Hermit Crabs, Wrasse, Sea Hare
Other Observer Comments: East of the Dredger inside the bay itself down to 15 metres, light drift. Groups of Sea Hare on rocks, from about 30mm to 70mm in size, appear to be forming a mating chain. Will be worth looking for larger of the species on follow-up dives around the rocks at 12m.

Countess of Erne, 04/08/2012

Observer Name: Graham Wimble
Observation Start Time: 09:10
Observation End Time: 10:00
Weather Conditions: Breezy but calm
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 15m
Water Visibility (high, medium, low): High to Med - 10m
Water Turbidity (high, medium, low): Med
Water Current Direction: Nil
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Nil
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 10C
Notable Fauna: Black Faced Blennies, Nudibranch, Cuckoo Wrasse
Other Observer Comments: Great visibility