1. Today’s schedule 1.0830: Revision-debriefing 2.0900: Transect conduct - The “What if’s”, and what about the canopy? 3.0930: Brief/dive - Transects 4.1200: Lunch 5.1245-1700: Brief/dive - Clinics and transects

2. Tomorrow’s schedule 1.0800: Briefing - DIVE BAY 2.0900-3 tanks later: Hardcore Friday - “Transects for Africa” 3. At conclusion of 3 tanks, Debrief. Submit class evaluation sheets. Post course: Individual assessment, request for teaching assessment

3. Revision: Visual transect technique 1. Dimension: 30x2x2m 2. Moving windows 3. Moving in bounds 4. The Stop, Scan, Search approach 5. When to write? 6. On what do I write, when I need to write?

4. Visual transects - Part 2 1. My transect line’s not straight? - topography (contouring) - systematic navigation deviations - why bother with bearings anyway? (bias) What if… 2. I seem to be in the wrong place ? - ‘structural zeroes’ e.g., sand - OOZE - ‘Out of Zone Experience’ or ‘How I learned to love the 30 m zone’ 3. That sheephead looks awfully familiar? 4. There’s a big rock in my way?

5. Questions?

6. Diver 2 - Lays tape - Count canopy fish Diver 1 - Estimates canopy - Slightly deeper to offgas The canopy transect

7. 1. Counter: 1.5-2 m below surface 2. Fasten tape - follow bearing 3. Look up, keep slate up 4. Look through, not at the canopy 5. Maintain bounds 6. Second diver estimates canopy cover every 10m segment (rough estimate)

8. Bringing it all together: Today’s dive program Morning - Dive 1: Everyone: Conduct complete transects: bottom, midwater, and canopy - Materials: Slate, 2 fish data sheets, (fish cheat sheet) - Work in pairs (self-assortment - equal confidence) Afternoon - Dives 2 & 3: Exercise 1: Complete transects (live boating) Exercise 2: Clinics - Identification, sizing, transecting techniques. Go to the Paragon

9. 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

10. Questions?