Shale Island

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Shale Island

• walk before you can run

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Objective

• Training project for developing skills
• Create a web space for Shale Island with
• Multimedia presentation (photos, video, etc)
• Nudibranch Study
• Survey
• Time/GPS synchronized video survey
• Compare survey information with Sonar Mapping data

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Project Structure

• Selection of participants
• Selection of a project coordinator
• Project Research (anchor placement)
• Pre-Dive Project Meetings
• Practice sessions (pool)
• Practice dives (boat)
• Post Dive Activities
• Project Data Reporting and Sharing of Data via
  Website

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Research

• Topography study
• What is shale?
• How does it form?
• Why is it only in certain parts of the bay?
• What kind of marine life is likely to inhabit it?
• Sources
• Todd Kincaid
• Clinton Bauder
• Monterey Bay Aquarium
• Books A Living Bay, etc
• Internet
• We are open to suggestion

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Activity outline

• Board Escapade
• Departure time TBA
• Set-up dives
• (Boat) establish down-line
• Create point of Origination for survey with
  surface marker
• Install survey line/s
• Create transect area for specific marine life
  study
• Survey dives
• Survey Island perimeter
• Conduct time/GPS synchronized video survey via
  scooter
• Survey transect area for accurate placement of
  documentation info
• Discovery dives
• Explore area on top of island, including the
  giant anchor
• Search for additional structures in vicinity of
  island
• Photo/video dives

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Pre-dive meeting

• Identify key roles
• Coordinator, Surface manager
• Captain crew
• Line work teams and surveyors
• Photography manager
• Photographers/videographers
• Support teams
• Social director
• Budget requirements
• Individuals to pay boat costs
• Materials line
• Equipment requirements
• Set dates for meeting/activities

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Pool dives

• Practice line placements for survey
• Establish simulated transect area for study
• Practice survey data collection
• Photo/video practice
• Scooter practice
• Time/GPS/video simulation w/scooter
• Team work

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Ocean/Boat Dives

• Practice dive at Shale Island 8/5/06
• Gain familiarity with site
• Practice survey techniques (line compass)
• Determine time/distance for survey
• Determine section for transect study
• Practice photo video documentation
• Develop teamwork
• Beach dives
• Practice skills teamwork

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Project dives

• All dives will be done on one day
• We will follow an organized schedule
• All dives will be from the boat/s
• Multiple teams will be working at same time on
  different dimensions of project
• Some divers will scooter from the boat
• Divers will be required to check in with SM at
  the beginning and end of each dive
• Escapade will place a semi-permanent mooring for
  the day
• Divers will be asked to follow ascent line and
  return to boat

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Post dive activities

• Evaluation of the day
• What did we learn?
• As a group, and as individual dive teams
• What can we improve on?
• What we need to work on?
• How well did we work with the boat crew?
• What can we do better next time?
• Enjoy a dinner with team mates
• Yummy

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Reporting

• Shale Island web-site
• Topography Information
• Survey
• Photos and videos
• GPS synchronized video survey
• Sonar map
• Project web report
• Surface photos
• Project report for teams

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Whats our next step?

• Assign project leaders
• Identify teams and tasks
• Create dive-day Flow Chart
• Selection of meeting dates
• Tues, Aug 8 (for project managers)
• Pool practice dates
• TBA
• Boat practice, Escapade
• Sat, Aug 5, 200 pm (130 loading)
• Project Date is August 26th
• Departure time TBA