Showing posts with label The Inner Lees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Inner Lees. Show all posts
The Inner Lees - 23\02\2013
Observer Name: Kerri Clarke
Observation Start Time: 12.00
Observation End Time: 12.45
Weather Conditions: Cold and Overcast
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 9-11m
Water Visibility: Medium (3-6m)
Water Turbidity: (high, medium, low): Low
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 6.5C
Notable Flora: Some dead mans fingers on port side of the wreck
Notable Fauna: 5 Burrowing Anenome, 25+ Common Prawns, 3 very small Painted Goby, 6 Common Starfish, 3 Spiny Starfish, 1 Common Sea Urchin. Occasional featherstars to port side. No fish life noted.
Human Activity at Site: Other divers. Mussel raft moored to wreck, some boating activity around wreck.
Rubbish/Pollution: Ropes and wooden poles lying on starboard side of wreck.
Other Observer Comments: Dramatic decrease in life over winter months. Several pieces of wreckage lying at the back of the wreck that have broken off. Also more wreckage has broken away at the tear.
The Inner Lees, 02/06/2012
Observer Name: Kerri Clarke
Observation Start Time: 11.00
Observation End Time: 11.40
Weather Conditions: Sunny, some cloud, light winds
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 9-11m
Water Visibility: Medium (3-6m)
Water Turbidity: (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): low
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 11C
Notable Flora: Dead mans fingers and lightbulb squirts cover the port side of the wreck.
Notable Fauna: 10 Burrowing Anenome, 3 Goldsinny, 4 Common Prawns, 1 Leopard spotted goby, 1 Long-Spined Scorpion Fish, 1 Conger Eel, 2 Small Dab, 1 Ballan Wrasse, 5 Painted Goby, 17 Common Starfish, 6 Spiny Starfish, 3 Bloody Henry StarFish, 7 Common Sea Urchin. Featherstars cover the bottom to the port side of the wreck.
Human Activity at Site: Other divers on the wreck lead to a loss of visibility at the back on the wreck. Mussel raft moored to wreck, some boating activity around wreck.
Rubbish/Pollution:Several empty mackerel tins removed.
Other Observer Comments: Observations are from the port side of the wreck where the bottom is composed of sand and shale.
Observation Start Time: 11.00
Observation End Time: 11.40
Weather Conditions: Sunny, some cloud, light winds
Depth of Observations (indicate meters or feet): 9-11m
Water Visibility: Medium (3-6m)
Water Turbidity: (high, medium, low): Medium
Water Current Speed (high, medium, low): low
Water Temperature (indicate C or F): 11C
Notable Flora: Dead mans fingers and lightbulb squirts cover the port side of the wreck.
Notable Fauna: 10 Burrowing Anenome, 3 Goldsinny, 4 Common Prawns, 1 Leopard spotted goby, 1 Long-Spined Scorpion Fish, 1 Conger Eel, 2 Small Dab, 1 Ballan Wrasse, 5 Painted Goby, 17 Common Starfish, 6 Spiny Starfish, 3 Bloody Henry StarFish, 7 Common Sea Urchin. Featherstars cover the bottom to the port side of the wreck.
Human Activity at Site: Other divers on the wreck lead to a loss of visibility at the back on the wreck. Mussel raft moored to wreck, some boating activity around wreck.
Rubbish/Pollution:Several empty mackerel tins removed.
Other Observer Comments: Observations are from the port side of the wreck where the bottom is composed of sand and shale.
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