Today’s schedule : Revision - fish identification : Fish sizing (lecture room) : Brief/dive - Fish identification : Lunch : Brief/dive - fish sizing
Gopher rockfish Sebastes carnatus SCAR
Blue rockfish Sebastes mystinus SMYS
Kelp rockfish Sebastes atrovirens SATR
Olive rockfish Sebastes serranoides SSER
Black rockfish Sebastes melanops SMEL
Pile surfperch Damalichthys vacca DVAC
Striped surfperch Embiotoca lateralis ELAT
Rubberlip surfperch Rhacochilus toxotes RTOX
Copper rockfish Sebastes caurinus SCAU
Black and Yellow rockfish Sebastes chrysomelas SCHR
Black surfperch Embiotoca jacksoni EJAC
Kelp surfperch Brachyistius frenatus BFRE
Rainbow surfperch Hypsurus caryi HCAR
Painted greenling Oxylebius pictus OPIC
Sizing fish underwater 1. Total length 2. Aids to sizing fish 3. Factors that contribute to over or underestimation 4. Exercises: Dive schedule
1. Total length Total length Target accuracy ± 10%
2. Aids to sizing fish 1. Slate marks 2. Transect tape marks 3. Hand measurements 4. Bracketing 5. Comparative approach 6. Recalibration during dive
3. Factors that contribute to under and overestimation of size 1. Low light 2. Dull body color 3. Poor visibility 4. Objects in foreground 5. Deep-bodied fish Underestimation Overestimation 1. Bright light 2. Bright body color 3. Good visibility 4. Objects in background 5. Elongate fish
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Today’s dive program Morning - Fish identification - Materials: Slate, fish cheat sheet, YOY flowchart - Work in groups (to be allocated) - Swim to Paragon - Dive: identify all species on cheat sheet list - 1 Tank only Afternoon - Fish sizing - Materials: Slate, data sheet, fish cheat sheet - Work in pairs (to be allocated), within 2 streams - Swim to Paragon - Dive: Carry out 2 fish sizing exercises - 2 Tanks - change at Paragon Timings: Dive to be terminated by set time
Fish sizing exercises 1. Sizing fish models - Work in pairs - Swim to Paragon - Descend anchor line - Locate transect lines - Swim transect lines, sizing fish from 2-3 m away, record size, move closer, measure fish, record actual size - Carry out this exercise for all 4 transects
Exercise 1 layout Paragon Beach Rocks Kelp bed North 4 transects
Fish sizing exercises 1. Sizing fish models 2. Sizing live fish - Work in pairs - Swim to Paragon - Descend anchor line - Identify and size fish encountered (and anything else that gets in your way) - Compare notes
Dive safety brief 1. Dive log - sign out and in 2. Dive procedures - ascent rate 10m/min - deep-shallow - maintain dive team 3. Communications: pay phone (lab), cell phone & VHF Ch 16 (Paragon) 4. First Aid & Oxygen - Shore and Paragon 5. Evacuation plan: Lighthouse - left on Forest - Highway 68 - few miles on Pacific Grove, CHOMP
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