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1 CORAL AND FISH/INVERTEBRATE SURVEY by Marjo van den Bulck July 2002

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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview 3 Coral Line Transect Summary 6 Coral Line Chart - % Bottom Cover 7 Coral Line Chart Health 8 Coral Line Transects 9 Fish and Invertebrate Belt Transect Summary 21 Fish and Invertebrate Population Comparison Chart 22 Fish and Invertebrate Chart 23 Fish and Invertebrate Transects 24 Reef Ball Clusters - Coral Plugs West Side 27 Reef Ball Clusters - Coral Plugs East Side 30 Coral Plug Species Summary and Chart 31 Coral Plug Mortality Chart West Side 32 Coral Plug Mortality Chart East Side 33 Fish and Invertebrate Survey Summary Reef Ball Clusters 34 Fish and Invertebrate Population Summary Chart 35 Fish and Invertebrate Survey - Clusters West 36 Fish and Invertebrate Survey Clusters East 37 2

4 FISH/INVERTEBRATE AND CORAL SURVEY OVERVIEW Survey dates: July 1-9, 2002 Data observed and recorded by: Marjo van den Bulck WATER TEMPERATURE & VISIBILITY One rainy day during this period. Cloud cover was moderate on most days. Water temperature was 26C during the monitoring period, which is the same as in the April monitoring period. Visibility varied from less than 15m to 30m. Average visibility 15m. As compared to the April monitoring period, when a moderate to strong current running from west to east (the reverse direction the current normally runs) was recorded, this period there was hardly any current. TRANSECTS Three (3) transect lines 95m long were set up for the coral line and fish/invertebrate belt surveys. Each line was divided into four 20m sections with 5m intervals, in accordance with accepted monitoring practices. Transect numbers 1 and 2 are on the west side of the bay at depths of 12m and 6m respectively. Transect 3 is on the east side of the bay at 10m. Coral monitoring was carried out over each 20m section with sampling points at.5m intervals. Fish/invertebrate monitoring was done over a contiguous 5m-wide belt along 20m sections of the above described transect lines. Detailed transect setup information can be found in the PortoMarea Marine Monitoring Manual. A lot of the rebars we used to set out our Transects were gone.we had to renew four rebars on Transect # 1, two rebars on Transect # 2 and three rebars on Transect # 3. 3

5 CORAL MONITORING Health The overall general condition of the reef reflects the damage sustained in 1999 from Hurricane Lenny. Large boulder corals were overturned, and the corals subsequently died off. Transects 1 and 2, on the west side of the bay exhibit some regeneration, e.g. new maze and mustard hill corals have begun to grow on the old dead coral boulders. Transect 1 and 3 had a high Blue/Green Algae count. Transect 2 is basically a shallow patch reef, and the high percentage of sand cover reflects between coral patches. Damage Signs of recent damage,e.g. broken hard corals, were recorded along Transect 1. It is assumed that this damage is attributable to divers. FISH/INVERTEBRATE SURVEY Fish- and invertebrate population on Transect # 1 ( 12m depth) seems to decrease compared to the April and January survey periods. More Fish and Invertebrates were counted on Transects # 2 and 3 compared to the April survey period. 4

6 REEF BALL CLUSTERS There are 2 snorkel trails laid out, consisting of 10 reef ball clusters on the west side of the bay at depths ranging from 1.2 to 3.8m, and 12 clusters on the east side of the bay at depths from 1.5 to 4.3m. On April 6, 2002, 6 additional reef ball clusters (approximately 100 balls) were placed on the east side of the bay along the top edge of the inner reef, at an average depth of 4.3m. This brings the total number of clusters to 18. Most of the Reef Balls show heavy algae growth. In the case of Cluster 10R and Cluster 12L, the algae is beginning to overgrow the coral plugs. CORAL PLUGS On February 8, 2002, six (6) varied coral plugs, incorporating a new transplant method, were planted on Cluster 12L. Twenty-four (24) Staghorn coral plugs were planted on Cluster 12L on March 23, These new plugs have been included in the report. On both sides, Cluster 10R and Cluster 12L, the coral plugs are showing signs of stress. Several are covered in heavy algae growth. Cluster 10, right side, ten coral plugs are gone/dead of which eight are Sea Rods. Cluster 12, left side, six staghorn plugs are gone/dead. Staghorn pieces broken off coral plugs were found at Cluster 12L and Cluster 10R. FISH/INVERTEBRATE SURVEY - OBSERVATIONS Compared to the April survey period more Fish and Invertebrates were found on Cluster 13 to 18 on the left side. These are the additional reef balls placed in April. 5

7 CORAL LINE TRANSECT SUMMARY Date : July 11, 2002 Observer: Marjo van den Bulck Transect No. Depth Hard Corals Soft Coralline Turf Macro- Abiotic Trididem- Sponges Total 1 12m Total (Prt)Dead Sick Broken Bleached Corals Algae Algae Algae (Sand) num 0-20m m m m Mean % cover standard deviation Transect No. Depth Hard Corals Soft Coralline Turf Macro- Abiotic Trididem- Sponges Total 2 6m Total (Prt)Dead Sick Broken Bleached Corals Algae Algae Algae (Sand) num 0-20m m m m Mean % cover standard deviation Transect No. Depth Hard Corals Soft Coralline Turf Macro- Abiotic Trididem- Sponges Total 3 10m Total (Prt)Dead Sick Broken Bleached Corals Algae Algae Algae (Sand) num 0-20m m m m Mean % cover standard deviation Survey date; July

8 CORAL LINE TRANSECT SUMMARY 80 Transect #1 Transect #2 Transect #3 Percent Bottom Cover Hard Corals Soft Corals Coralline Algae Turf Algae Macro Algae Abiotic Sponges Survey Date: July

9 CORAL LINE TRANSECTS - CORAL HEALTH CHART Transect 1, Depth 12m Transect 2, Depth 6m Transect 3, Depth 10m 0% (Prt)Dead 6% Sick 6% Broken 0% Bleached 0% Sick 4% (Prt)Dead 0% Broken 0% Bleached 0% 100% 88% 96% Survey Date: July

10 CORAL LINE TRANSECT Transect No: 1, Depth 12m, Section 0-20m Visibility: 11,5m Observer: Marjo van den Bulck Date: July 1, 2002 Temperature: 26C HARD CORALS CONDITION/REMARKS SOFT CORALS M 0.5 RB 1 SD 1.5 Smooth 2 YA RC 2.5 YA RC 3 RC 3.5 Boulder 4 Boulder 4.5 Boulder 5 RB 5.5 RC 6 SD 6.5 SD 7 Boulder 7.5 RB 8 Mustard H 8.5 RC 9 RB 9.5 RC 10 Flower 10.5 RC 11 SD 11.5 SD 12 Touch me not Sponge 12.5 Lettuce 13 RC 13.5 Lettuce 14 RC 14.5 RC 15 SD 15.5 RB 16 RB 16.5 Brain 17 Brain, same as 16, RC 18 RC 18.5 Boulder 19 RB 19.5 Mustard H 20 SD PD H S BL Total GRAND TOTAL Substrate Codes: PD (Partially) Dead RC Rock YA Y Algae BRO Brown H RB Rubble TA Turf Algae YE Yellow S Sick SD Sand BA Blue Green Algae PU Purple BL Bleached MA Macro Algae CA Coralline Algae TR Branching Mound Star Brain Finger Leaf Fire Coral Other Coral Gorgonians Sponges Coralline A Macro Algae Algae Abiotics coral transect #1, 0-20m 9

11 CORAL LINE TRANSECT Transect No: 1, Depth: 12m, Section 25-45m Visibility: 11,5m Observer: Marjo van den Bulck Date: July 1, 2002 Temperature: 26C HARD CORALS CONDITION/REMARKS SOFT CORALS/OTHER M 0.5 YA SD 1 SD 1.5 RB 2 SD 2.5 SD 3 RC 3.5 TA RC 4 SD 4.5 BA 5 Lettuce 5.5 RB 6 Boulder 6.5 YA RC 7 Lettuce 7.5 Boulder 8 Brown tube sponge BRO 8.5 RB 9 RC 9.5 Lettuce 10 SD 10.5 TA RC 11 TA RC 11.5 Lettuce 12 RC 12.5 RC 13 Boulder 13.5 Boulder 14 RC 14.5 BA RC 15 BA RC 15.5 Lettuce 16 YA 16.5 RB 17 RB 17.5 Great St 18 Boulder 18.5 RC 19 Boulder 19.5 Mustard H 20 SD PD H S BL Total Branching Mound Star Brain Finger Leaf Fire Coral Other Coral Substrate Codes: PD (Partially) Dead RC Rock YA Y Algae BRO Brown H RB Rubble TA Turf Algae YE Yellow S Sick SD Sand BA Blue Green Algae PU Purple BL Bleached MA Macro Algae CA TR Coralline Algae Gorgonians Sponges Coralline A Macro Algae Algae Abiotics Coral transect #1, 25-45m 10

12 CORAL LINE TRANSECT Transect No: 1, Depth 12m, Section 50-70m Visibility: 11,5m Observer: Marjo van den Bulck Date: July 1, 2002 Temperature: 26C HARD CORALS CONDITION/REMARKS SOFT CORALS/OTHER M 0.5 RB 1 Boulder 1.5 Boulder, same as 1 2 RC 2.5 RC 3 YA 3.5 RB 4 BA 4.5 Lettuce 5 RC 5.5 BA 6 RB 6.5 Finger 7 SD 7.5 SD 8 SD 8.5 SD 9 SD 9.5 SD 10 SD 10.5 SD 11 SD 11.5 Boulder 12 RC 12.5 RC 13 RC 13.5 RC 14 YA 14.5 SD 15 RB 15.5 BA 16 SD 16.5 SD 17 SD 17.5 SD 18 SD 18.5 SD 19 SD 19.5 SD 20 SD PD H S BL Total Branching Mound Star Brain Finger Leaf Fire Coral Other Coral Substrate Codes: PD (Partially) Dead RC Rock YA Y Algae BRO Brown H RB Rubble TA Turf Algae YE Yellow S Sick SD Sand BA Blue Green Algae PU Purple BL Bleached MA Macro Algae CA TR Coralline Algae Gorgonians Sponges Coralline A Macro Algae Algae Abiotics coral transect #1, 50-70m 11

13 CORAL LINE TRANSECT Transect No: 1, Depth 12m, Section 75-95m Visibility: 11,5m Observer: Marjo van den Bulck Date: July 1, 2002 Temperature: 26C HARD CORALS CONDITION/REMARKS SOFT CORALS/OTHER M 0.5 SD 1 SD 1.5 SD 2 SD 2.5 RB 3 BA 3.5 BA 4 BA 4.5 BA 5 SD 5.5 RB 6 RC 6.5 RC 7 SD 7.5 RB 8 RB 8.5 SD 9 Brown tube sponge BRO 9.5 SD 10 RC 10.5 Flower 11 RC 11.5 RB 12 RB 12.5 YA RC 13 YA 13.5 RB 14 SD 14.5 TA RB 15 BA 15.5 RC 16 SD 16.5 SD 17 SD 17.5 Boulder 18 TA 18.5 RC 19 SD 19.5 SD 20 SD PD H S BL Total Branching Mound Star Brain Finger Leaf Fire Coral Other Coral Substrate Codes: PD (Partially) Dead RC Rock YA Y Algae BRO Brown H RB Rubble TA Turf Algae YE Yellow S Sick SD Sand BA Blue Green Algae PU Purple BL Bleached MA Macro Algae CA TR Coralline Algae Gorgonians Sponges Coralline A Macro Algae Algae Abiotics coral transect #1, 75-95m 12

14 CORAL LINE TRANSECT Transect No: 2, Depth 6m, Section 0-20m Visibility: 15m Observer: Marjo van den Bulck Date: July 4, 2002 Temperature: 26C HARD CORALS CONDITION/REMARKS SOFT CORALS/OTHER M 0.5 TA 1 RB 1.5 SD 2 TA 2.5 TA 3 BA YA 3.5 YA 4 SD 4.5 SD 5 SD 5.5 SD 6 RB 6.5 TA 7 TA 7.5 TA 8 SD 8.5 RB 9 RB 9.5 SD 10 Maze, diameter 7 cm 10.5 RB 11 RB 11.5 TA 12 TA 12.5 RB 13 Smooth 13.5 TA 14 RB 14.5 SD 15 RB 15.5 RB 16 RB 16.5 SD 17 TA 17.5 RB 18 RB 18.5 TA 19 TA 19.5 BA 20 RB PD H S BL Total GRAND TOTAL Substrate Codes: PD (Partially) Dead RC Rock YA Y Algae BRO Brown H RB Rubble TA Turf Algae YE Yellow S Sick SD Sand BA Blue Green Algae PU Purple BL Bleached MA Macro Algae CA Coralline Algae TR Branching Mound Star Brain Finger Leaf Fire Coral Other Coral Gorgonians Sponges Coralline A Macro Algae Algae Abiotics coral transect #2, 0-20m 13

15 CORAL LINE TRANSECT Transect No: 2, Depth 6m, Section 25-45m Visibility: 15m Observer: Marjo van den Bulck Date: July 4, 2002 Temperature: 26C HARD CORALS CONDITION/REMARKS SOFT CORALS/OTHER M 0.5 SD 1 RB 1.5 TA 2 TA 2.5 RB 3 TA 3.5 TA 4 TA MA 4.5 RB 5 Maze, diameter 11 cm 5.5 TA 6 TA 6.5 TA 7 TA 7.5 TA 8 RB 8.5 RB 9 RB 9.5 RB 10 RB 10.5 TA 11 TA 11.5 TA 12 SD 12.5 TA 13 RB 13.5 BA 14 TA 14.5 TA 15 RB 15.5 TA 16 SD 16.5 TA 17 SD 17.5 TA 18 SD 18.5 TA 19 TA 19.5 TA 20 RB PD H S BL Total Branching Mound Star Brain Finger Leaf Fire Coral Other Coral Substrate Codes: PD (Partially) Dead RC Rock YA Y Algae BRO Brown H RB Rubble TA Turf Algae YE Yellow S Sick SD Sand BA Blue Green Algae PU Purple BL Bleached MA Macro Algae CA TR Coralline Algae Gorgonians Sponges Coralline A Macro Algae Algae Abiotics coral transect #2, 25-45m 14

16 CORAL LINE TRANSECT Transect No: 2, Depth 6m, Section 50-70m Visibility: 15m Observer: Marjo van den Bulck Date: July 4, 2002 Temperature: 26C HARD CORALS CONDITION/REMARKS SOFT CORALS/OTHER M 0.5 SD 1 SD 1.5 Mustard H 2 SD 2.5 RC 3 RB 3.5 SD 4 Boulder 4.5 RC 5 SD 5.5 Boulder Dead, recently killed 6 Boulder 6.5 TA 7 TA 7.5 Boulder 8 Boulder 8.5 Boulder, diameter 8 cm 9 RB 9.5 RB 10 TA 10.5 TA 11 YA 11.5 YA 12 TA 12.5 SD 13 SD 13.5 TA 14 Boulder 14.5 RB 15 Mustard H 15.5 TA MA 16 TA MA 16.5 TA 17 Boulder 17.5 TA 18 TA 18.5 RB 19 RB 19.5 RB 20 SD PD H S BL Total Mound Star Brain Finger Leaf Fire Coral Other Coral Substrate Codes: PD (Partially) Dead RC Rock YA Y Algae BRO Brown H RB Rubble TA Turf Algae YE Yellow S Sick SD Sand BA Blue Green Algae PU Purple BL Bleached MA Macro Algae CA TR Coralline Algae Gorgonians Sponges Coralline A Macro Algae Algae Abiotics coral transect #2, 50-70m 15

17 CORAL LINE TRANSECT Transect No: 2, Depth 6m, Section 75-95m Visibility: 15m Observer: Marjo van den Bulck Date: July 4, 2002 Temperature: 26C HARD CORALS CONDITION/REMARKS SOFT CORALS/OTHER M 0.5 SD 1 RB 1.5 Grooved 2 RB 2.5 RB 3 Boulder Sick 3.5 TA 4 RB 4.5 RB 5 Sea Rod, Knobby PU 5.5 RB 6 RC 6.5 Yellow tube sponge YE 7 Boulder 7.5 Lettuce 8 TA 8.5 SD 9 RB 9.5 RC 10 RC 10.5 RB 11 RB 11.5 RB 12 RB 12.5 BA 13 BA 13.5 BA 14 SD 14.5 RB 15 SD 15.5 TA 16 BA 16.5 RB 17 TA 17.5 RB 18 RB 18.5 TA 19 RB 19.5 TA 20 RB PD H S BL Total Branching Mound Star Brain Finger Leaf Fire Coral Other Coral Substrate Codes: PD (Partially) Dead RC Rock YA Y Algae BRO Brown H RB Rubble TA Turf Algae YE Yellow S Sick SD Sand BA Blue Green Algae PU Purple BL Bleached MA Macro Algae CA TR Coralline Algae Gorgonians Sponges Coralline A Macro Algae Algae Abiotics coral transect #2, 75-95m 16

18 CORAL LINE TRANSECT Transect No: 3, Depth 10m, Section 0-20m Visibility: 15m Observer: Marjo van den Bulck Date: July 3, 2002 Temperature: 26C HARD CORALS CONDITION/REMARKS SOFT CORALS/OTHER M 0.5 RB 1 TA 1.5 Pencil 2 Encrusting 2.5 RC 3 RB 3.5 RB 4 RB 4.5 BA 5 BA 5.5 SD 6 RB 6.5 RC 7 SD 7.5 BA 8 Lettuce 8.5 Lettuce 9 RC 9.5 Boulder 10 Lettuce 10.5 Lettuce 11 RC 11.5 Grooved 12 Grooved 12.5 SD 13 RB 13.5 RB 14 RB 14.5 RB 15 SD 15.5 RB 16 SD 16.5 Boulder 17 Boulder 17.5 SD 18 SD 18.5 BA 19 RC 19.5 TA 20 SD PD H S BL Total GRAND TOTAL Substrate Codes: PD (Partially) Dead RC Rock YA Y Algae BRO Brown H RB Rubble TA Turf Algae YE Yellow S Sick SD Sand BA Blue Green Algae PU Purple BL Bleached MA Macro Algae CA Coralline Algae TR Branching Mound Star Brain Finger Leaf Fire Coral Other Coral Gorgonians Sponges Coralline A Macro Algae Algae Abiotics coral transect #3, 0-20m 17

19 CORAL LINE TRANSECT Transect No: 3, Depth 10m, Section 25-45m Visibility: 15m Observer: Marjo van den Bulck Date: July 3, 2002 Temperature: 26C HARD CORALS CONDITION/REMARKS SOFT CORALS/OTHER M 0.5 RB 1 RC 1.5 SD 2 SD 2.5 RB 3 RB 3.5 BA 4 RB 4.5 SD 5 SD 5.5 SD 6 BA 6.5 RB 7 Lettuce 7.5 SD 8 SD 8.5 TA 9 RB 9.5 SD 10 RB 10.5 SD 11 SD 11.5 flower 12 RC 12.5 Smooth 13 RB 13.5 SD 14 SD 14.5 RB 15 RB 15.5 RB 16 RB 16.5 RB 17 RB 17.5 Starlet, Massive starlet 18 RB 18.5 RB 19 RB 19.5 SD 20 RC PD H S BL Total Branching Mound Star Brain Finger Leaf Fire Coral Other Coral Substrate Codes: PD (Partially) Dead RC Rock YA Y Algae BRO Brown H RB Rubble TA Turf Algae YE Yellow S Sick SD Sand BA Blue Green Algae PU Purple BL Bleached MA Macro Algae CA TR Coralline Algae Gorgonians Sponges Coralline A Macro Algae Algae Abiotics coral transect #3, 25-45m 18

20 CORAL LINE TRANSECT Transect No: 3, Depth 10m, Section 50-70m Visibility: 15m Observer: Marjo van den Bulck Date: July 3, 2002 Temperature: 26C HARD CORALS CONDITION/REMARKS SOFT CORALS/OTHER M 0.5 RB 1 Boulder 1.5 BA 2 BA 2.5 TA 3 BA 3.5 TA 4 RB 4.5 SD 5 BA 5.5 BA 6 TA 6.5 BA 7 SD 7.5 TA 8 RB 8.5 SD 9 SD 9.5 SD 10 RB 10.5 RB 11 SD 11.5 RC 12 SD 12.5 RC 13 RC 13.5 BA 14 SD 14.5 Smooth 15 RC 15.5 Boulder Sick, Damsel damage 16 RC TA 16.5 RC TA 17 Boulder, near rock 17.5 SD 18 SD 18.5 RC 19 RB 19.5 RC 20 RC PD H S BL Total Branching Mound Star Brain Finger Leaf Fire Coral Other Coral Substrate Codes: PD (Partially) Dead RC Rock YA Y Algae BRO Brown H RB Rubble TA Turf Algae YE Yellow S Sick SD Sand BA Blue Green Algae PU Purple BL Bleached MA Macro Algae CA TR Coralline Algae Gorgonians Sponges Coralline A Macro Algae Algae Abiotics coral transect #3, 50-70m 19

21 CORAL LINE TRANSECT Transect No: 3, Depth 10m, Section 75-95m Visibility: 15m Observer: Marjo van den Bulck Date: July 3, 2002 Temperature: 26C HARD CORALS CONDITION/REMARKS SOFT CORALS/OTHER M 0.5 RB 1 RB 1.5 TA 2 RB 2.5 BA 3 SD 3.5 BA 4 Mustard H 4.5 Maze 5 BA 5.5 BA 6 BA 6.5 Lettuce 7 RC 7.5 RB 8 RB 8.5 SD 9 Naast blushing star coral RB 9.5 BA 10 TA 10.5 TA 11 RB 11.5 RB 12 RB 12.5 RB 13 Boulder 13.5 TA 14 RC 14.5 RC 15 Lettuce 15.5 Boulder 16 RC 16.5 RC 17 RC 17.5 RB 18 SD 18.5 RB 19 SD 19.5 SD 20 RC PD H S BL Total Branching Mound Star Brain Finger Leaf Fire Coral Other Coral Substrate Codes: PD (Partially) Dead RC Rock YA Y Algae BRO Brown H RB Rubble TA Turf Algae YE Yellow S Sick SD Sand BA Blue Green Algae PU Purple BL Bleached MA Macro Algae CA TR Coralline Algae Gorgonians Sponges Coralline A Macro Algae Algae Abiotics coral transect #3, 75-95m 20

22 ATLANTIC BELT TRANSECT SUMMARY: FISH and INVERTEBRATES July 2002 Data collected by: Marjo van den Bulck PORTOMARI West side of Bay East side Atlantic Belt Transects Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3 Total Mean St.Dev. Fish Depth:12m Depth: 6m Depth:10m ANGELFISH Cherubfish French Angelfish Queen Angelfish Rock Beauty BASSLET Fairy Basslet BOXFISH Honeycomb Cowfish Smooth Trunkfish Spotted Trunkfish BUTTERFLYFISH Foureye Butterflyfish Longsnout Butterflyfish CHROMIS Blue Chromis Brown Chromis Sunshinefish DAMSELFISH Bicolor Damselfish Cocoa Damselfish Dusky Damselfish Sergeant Major Threespot Damselfish Yellowtail Damselfish DRUM Spotted Drum EEL Green Moray Spotted Moray FILEFISH Orangespotted Filefish FLOUNDER Peacock Flounder GOATFISH Spotted Goatfish Yellow Goatfish GOBY Bridled Goby Neon Goby Peppermint Goby GROUPER Coney Graysby Rock Hind Tiger Grouper GRUNT Bluestriped Grunt French Grunt Striped Grunt HAMLET Barred Hamlet Black Hamlet Butter Hamlet Yellowtail Hamlet HOGFISH Spanish Hogfish JACK Bar Jack PARROTFISH Blue Parrotfish Princess Parrotfish Queen Parrotfish Redband Parrotfish Stoplight Parrotfish Striped Parrotfish PUFFER Balloonfish Sharpnose Puffer SCORPIONFISH Spotted Scorpionfish SEABASS Creolefish Harlequin Bass SNAPPER Mahogany Snapper Schoolmaster Yellowtail Snapper SQUIRRELFISH Blackbar Soldierfish Squirrelfish SURGEONFISH Blue Tang Doctorfish Ocean Surgeon WRASSE Bluehead Wrasse Clown Wrasse Creole Wrasse Puddingwife Slippery Dick Yellowhead Wrasse OTHERS Cornetfish Hawkfish, Redspotted Lizardfish Sand Diver Soapfish, Greater Trumpetfish TOTAL Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3 Total Mean St.Dev. Invertebrates Depth:12m Depth: 6m Depth:10m ANEMONE Carpet Anemone Corkscrew Anemone Giant Anemone Knobby Anemone TUBE WORMS Christmas tree Worms Ghost Feather Duster Magnificent Feather Duster Split Crown Feather Duster Variegated Feather Duster CRUSTACEANS Banded Coral Shrimp Pederson Cleaner Shrimp Spotted Cleaner Shrimp Red Snapping Shrimp Yellowline Arrow Crab MOLLUSKS Amber Pen Shell Rough File Clam Sea Slug, Lettuce Spiny File Clam Queen Conch ECHINODERMS Pencil Urchin Tigertail Sea Cucumber TOTAL

23 FISH AND INVERTEBRATE QUARTERLY COMPARISON Transect 1 - Depth 12m Transect 2 - Depth 6m Transect 3 - Depth 10m Jan.2002 Apr July 2002 Jan.2002 Apr July 2002 Jan Apr July 2002 Fish Invertebrates Fish Population Quarterly Comparison Transect Number Jan.2002 Apr.2002 July Invertebrate Population Quarterly Comparison Jan.2002 Apr.2002 July Transect Number Fish&Inver.Quarterly Comparison 22

24 ATLANTIC BELT TRANSECT FISH AND INVERTEBRATE SUMMARY Belt Transect Population Summary Fish Invertebrates Transect 1 Transect 2 Transect 3 Chart fish-inv. pop summ July

25 Transect #1, Depth: 12m Date: July 2, 2002 Time: 8:41 a.m. Data collected by: Marjo van den Bulck ATLANTIC BELT TRANSECT: FISH and INVERTEBRATES Atlantic Belt Transect: Fish 0-20m 25-45m 50-70m m Total Mean St.Dev. ANGELFISH Cherubfish Queen Angelfish Rock Beauty BASSLET Fairy Basslet BLENNY BOXFISH Smooth Trunkfish Spotted Trunkfish BUTTERFLYFISH Banded Butterflyfish Foureye Butterflyfish Longsnout Butterflyfish CHROMIS Blue Chromis Brown Chromis DAMSELFISH Bicolor Dusky Damselfish Threespot Yellowtail DRUM Spotted Drum EEL Green Moray Spotted Moray FILEFISH Orangespotted Filefish FLOUNDER GOATFISH Yellow Goatfish Spotted Goatfish GOBY Bridled Goby Neon Goby Peppermint Goby GROUPER Graysby Rock Hind GRUNT Bluestriped Grunt French Grunt Striped Grunt HAMLET Barred Hamlet Butter Hamlet Yellowtail Hamlet HOGFISH Spanish Hogfish JACK Bar Jack PARROTFISH Blue Parrotfish Princess Parrotfish Queen Parrotfish Redband Parrotfish Stoplight Parrotfish Striped Parrotfish PUFFER Balloonfish Sharpnose Puffer SCORPIONFISH Spotted Scorpionfish SEABASS Creole Fish Harlequin Bass SNAPPER Schoolmaster Yellowtail Snapper SQUIRRELFISH Blackbar Soldierfish Squirrelfish SURGEONFISH Blue Tang Doctorfish Ocean Surgeon WRASSE Bluehead Wrasse Clown Wrasse Creole Wrasse Slippery Dick Yellowhead Wrasse OTHERS Sand Diver Soapfish,greater Trumpetfish TOTAL Atlantic Belt Transect: Invertebrates 0-20m 25-45m 50-70m m Total Mean St.Dev. ANEMONE Corkscrew Anemone Giant Anemone Knobby Anemone TUBE WORMS Christmas tree Worms Ghost Feather Duster Magnificent Feather Duster Split Crown Feather Duster Variegated Feather Duster CRUSTACEANS Banded Coral Shrimp Pederson Cleaner Shrimp Spotted Cleaner Shrimp Yellowline Arrow Crab MOLLUSKS Rough File Clam Queen Conch ECHINODERMS Reef Urchin TOTAL Note: Previous observations (jan and april 2002) of Beaded Anemone are in fact Knobby Anemone. 24

26 ATLANTIC BELT TRANSECT: FISH and INVERTEBRATES Transect #2, Depth: 6m Date: July 4, 2002 Time: 8:26 a.m. Data collected by: Marjo van den Bulck Atlantic Belt Transect: Fish 0-20m 25-45m 50-70m m Total Mean St.Dev. ANGELFISH Cherubfish French Angelfish BARRACUDA BASSLET BIGEYE BLENNY BOXFISH Honeycomb Cowfish Smooth Trunkfish BUTTERFLYFISH Banded Butterflyfish Foureye Butterflyfish Longsnout Butterflyfish CARDINALFISH Blue Chromis CHROMIS Brown Chromis DAMSELFISH Bicolor Damselfish Cocoa Damselfish Dusky Damselfish Sergeant Major Threespot Damselfish Yellowtail Damselfish DRUM EEL Goldentail Moray Spotted Moray FILEFISH Orangespotted Filefish FLOUNDER Peacock Flounder GOATFISH Spotted Goatfish Yellow Goatfish GOBY Bridled Goby Neon Goby Peppermint Goby GROUPER Graysby Rock Hind GRUNT Bluestriped Grunt French Grunt Striped Grunt HAMLET Barred Hamlet Black Hamlet Butter Hamlet HOGFISH Spanish Hogfish JACK PARROTFISH Blue Parrotfish Princess Parrotfish Queen Parrotfish Redband Parrotfish Stoplight Parrotfish PUFFER Sharpnose Puffer RAY SCORPIONFISH SEABASS Harlequin Bass SNAPPER Schoolmaster SQUIRRELFISH Blackbar Soldier Squirrelfish SURGEONFISH Blue Tang Ocean Surgeon WRASSE Bluehead Wrasse Clown Wrasse Puddingwife Slippery Dick Yellowhead Wrasse OTHERS Redspotted Hawkfish Lizardfish Sand Diver Soapfish, Greater Trumpetfish TOTAL Atlantic Belt Transect: Invertebrates 0-20m 25-45m 50-70m m Total Mean St.Dev. ANEMONE Carpet Anemone Corkscrew Anemone Giant Anemone Knobby Anemone TUBE WORMS Christmas tree Worms Ghost Feather Duster Magnificent Feather Duster Split Crown Feather Duster Variegated Feather Duster CRUSTACEANS Banded Coral Shrimp Pederson Cleaner Shrimp Spotted Cleaner Shrimp Yellowline Arrow Crab MOLLUSKS Lettuce Sea Slug Queen Conch Rough Fileclam ECHINODERMS Reef Urchin Tigertail Sea Cucumber TOTAL Note: Previous observations (jan and april 2002) of Beaded Anemone are in fact Knobby Anemone. 25

27 ATLANTIC BELT TRANSECT: FISH and INVERTEBRATES Transect #3, Depth: 10m Date: July 3, 2002 Time: 8:36 a.m. Data collected and recorded by: Marjo van den Bulck Atlantic Belt Transect: Fish 0-20m 25-45m 50-70m 75-95m Total Mean St.Dev. ANGELFISH Cherubfish French Angelfish Rock Beauty BARRACUDA BASSLET Fairy Basslet BIGEYE BLENNY BOXFISH Smooth Trunkfish Spotted Trunkfish BUTTERFLYFISH Foureye Butterflyfish Banded Butterflyfish CHROMIS Blue Chromis Brown Chromis Sunshinefish DAMSELFISH Bicolor Damselfish Cocoa Damselfish Dusky Damselfish Sergeant Major Threespot Damselfish Yellowtail Damselfish DRUM EEL Goldentail Moray Spotted Moray FILEFISH Orangespotted Filefish FLOUNDER Peacock Flounder GOATFISH Spotted Goatfish Yellow Goatfish GOBY Bridled Goby Neon Goby Peppermint Goby GROUPER Coney Graysby Red Hind Tiger Grouper GRUNT Bluestriped Grunt French Grunt Striped Grunt HAMLET Barred Hamlet Butter Hamlet Yellowtail Hamlet HOGFISH Spanish Hogfish JACK Bar Jack PARROTFISH Blue Parrotfish Princess Parrotfish Queen Parrotfish Redband Parrotfish Stoplight Parrotfish Striped Parrotfish PUFFER Sharpnose Puffer RAY SCORPIONFISH SEABASS Creolefish Harlequin Bass SNAPPER Mahogany Snapper Schoolmaster SQUIRRELFISH Blackbar Soldierfish Squirrelfish SURGEONFISH Blue Tang Doctorfish Ocean Surgeon WRASSE Bluehead Wrasse Clown Wrasse Creole Wrasse Puddingwife Slippery Dick Yellowhead Wrasse OTHERS Soapfish, Greater Trumpetfish TOTAL Atlantic Belt Transect: Invertebrates 0-20m 25-45m 50-70m m Total Mean St.Dev. ANEMONE Carpet Anemone Corkscrew Anemone Giant Anemone Knobby Anemone TUBE WORMS Christmas tree Worm Ghost Feather Duster Magnificent Feather Duster Split Crown Feather Duster Variegated Feather Duster CRUSTACEANS Banded Coral Shrimp Pederson Cleaner Shrimp Red Snapping Shrimp Yellowline Arrow Crab ECHINODERMS Pencil Urchin TOTAL Note: Previous observations (jan and april 2002) of Beaded Anemone are in fact Knobby Anemone. 26

28 Date : July 9, 2002 Observer: Marjo van den Bulck REEF BALL CORAL PLUG SUMMARY-1a,WEST SIDE OF BAY CN B N/T LP Coral Species Plug Orientation Number of Height Width Coral Growth Algae at Algae at Remarks Branches/ cm cm on Plug Base Top position height Cups Base Y/N Y/N Y/N 10 R 1 P 5 Leaf coral (lettuce) NE T N Y N No new coral growth on this ball Leaf coral (lettuce) NW M Y Y N Lots of Turf Algae Leaf coral (lettuce) N M GONE Sea Rod, black W M Y Y N Sea Rod, purple SE H N Y N W T Y N N 10 R 2 LP 2 Sea Rod, black S M Y Y N Star Coral, smooth SW H 3 5 N Y N 10R 3 P 3 Maze coral NW L DEAD Sea Rod, purple W T Y N N NE T Y N N Star coral NE H 4 6 Y N N 10 R 4 O 1 Finger coral W L N Y Y 10R 5 O 1 Sea Rod, purple NE H DEAD Small Flamingo Tnogue on it Sea Rod, white NW M DEAD Sea Rod, white SW H DEAD S M Y Y Y 10R 6 LP 0 Sea Rod, purple NE M GONE Sea Rod, purple SE M GONE Sea Rod, white W H DEAD Fully covered in Algae Sea Rod, white NW M GONE New coral growth on this ball New coral growth on this ball New coral growth on this ball No new coral growth on this ball Lots of Turf Algae One Branch broken off, lying on the sand Lots of Algae on this ball No new coral growth 10R 7 O 0 No Plugs on this ball 10R 8 P 8 Leaf coral (lettuce) NE H 1 3 N Y N Sea Rod, black SE H N Y N Sea Rod, black SE M Y Y N Sea Rod, black S M Y Y N Sea Rod, white E H Y N N S T BROKEN OFF. GROWTH ON PLUGBASE. REST IS IN PLUG HOLE SWT SW T N N N W T Y N N Subtotal 20 Number of live coral plugs Codes: CN Cluster Number U Ultra Ball T Top of the ball B N/T Ball number/type P Pallet Ball H Upper third of the ball LP No. of live coral plugs B Bay Ball M Middle third of the ball LP LoPro Ball L Lower third of the ball O Oyster Ball New coral growth on this ball Flamingo Tongue on one of the branches Hanging in the plug hole, not steady. Coral plug summary 1a 27

29 REEF BALL CORAL PLUG SUMMARY-1b CN B N/T LP Coral Species Plug Orientation Number of Height Width Coral Growth Algae at Algae at Branches/ cm cm on Plug Base Top position height Cups Base Y/N Y/N Y/N 10R 9 P 4 Finger coral N M-on oyster Y N N Finger coral NW M-on oysteron base of the plug 2.5 Y N N Finger coral NW M Y Y N Flower coral NE T GONE Leaf coral ( Lettuce) NE M Y Y N Sea Rod, Black NE M DEAD 10 R 10 O 1 Finger coral NE M N Y N 10 R 11 LP 1 Staghorn N H Y N N 10 R 12 LP 3 Brain coral NW T N Y N Flower coral NE H DEAD Flower coral SE L N Y Y Mustard hill coral S T Y Y N 10 R 13 B 4 Leaf coral ( Lettuce) N M N Y N Sea Rod, Black NW H N Y N Sea Rod, Black NW M Y Y N Staghorn SW H Y N N 10 R 14 U 14 Brain coral N L N N N Finger coral N M Y N N Leaf coral ( Lettuce) E M Y N N Leaf coral ( Lettuce) NW L Y N N Leaf coral ( Lettuce) NE M Y Y N Leaf coral ( Lettuce) SSE M Y Y N Leaf coral ( Lettuce) SSE ML Y Y N Leaf coral ( Lettuce) SSE M N Y Y Leaf coral ( Lettuce) SSE L Y Y N Leaf coral ( Lettuce) SE M N Y N Leaf coral ( Lettuce) SW ML N Y Y Leaf coral ( Lettuce) SW M Y N N Pencil coral NE M N N N Staghorn S H Y Y N Staghorn N H GONE 10R 15 LP 2 Brain coral SW T 5 7 Y Y N Brain coral SE H Y Y N 10R 16 B 2 Brain coral NW H 2 6 Y N N Flower coral NE M N Y Y 10R 17 P 1 Leaf coral (lettuce) E M DEAD Mustard Hill coral NW H 2 2 N Y Y Pencil coral NW T DEAD 10R 18 LP 0 Mustard hill coral NE H DEAD Sea Rod, black W T DEAD. Sea Rod, purple NW M DEAD Subtotal 32 Number of live coral plugs Remarks New coral growth on this ball One Finger coral WNH grows on plug base No new coral growth on this ball No new coral growth on this ball New coral gowth on this ball Algae. Dying? New coral gowth on this ball New coral gowth on this ball Two Lettuce corals and one Pencil coral Algae New coral gowth on this ball New coral gowth on this ball Algae all over New coral gowth on this ball Algae. Dying? No New coral growth on this ball Covered in Algae Coral plug summary 1b 28

30 REEF BALL CORAL PLUG SUMMARY-1c CN B N/T LP Coral Species Plug Orientation Number of Height Width Coral Growth Algae at Algae at Branches/ cm cm on Plug Base Top position height Cups Base Y/N Y/N Y/N 10R 19 O 0 Remarks 10R 20 O 0 10R 21 O 0 10R 22 LP 0 10R 23 LP 4 Leaf coral (lettuce) SE H Y Y Y Mustard hill N H 1 4 N Y Y Sea rod, white NW H N Y N Sea rod, white NW M N Y N 10R 24 P 4 Brain coral NW T GONE Maze coral SE M Y N N Mustard hill NE M N Y Y Sea rod, black NW T N Y N Sea rod, black SW H N Y N N T GONE 10R 25 B 1 Mustard hill NW M N Y Y 10R 26 LP 1 Maze coral W T N N N 10R 27 B 1 Sea Rod, black SW T GONE Sea Rod, white W T Y Y N 10R 28 P 6 Finger coral SW H GONE Finger coral NE M Y Y N Flower coral SE H N Y N Leaf coral (lettuce) SW M Y Y N Maze coral W M Y Y N Sea Rod, black SE T Y Y N W H Y Y N New coral growth on this ball Turf Algae New coral growth on this ball Sick. Pencil? Algae. Pencil? No new coral growth on this ball No new coral growth on this ball New coral growth on this ball New coral growth on this ball Maze Coral and Flower coral previously i as Brain coral 10R 29 O 0 Mustard hill W M DEAD 10R 30 LP 0 10R 31 O 0 Subtotal 17 Total 69 Number of live coral plugs Coral plug summary 1c 29

31 REEF BALL CORAL PLUG SUMMARY - 2 EAST SIDE OF BAY Date : July 5, 2002 Observer: Marjo van den Bulck CN B N/T LP Coral Species Plug Orientation Number of Height Width Coral Growth Algae at Algae at Remarks Branches/ cm cm on Plug Base Top direction height Cups Base Y/N Y/N Y/N 12L 1P 8 Leaf coral (lettuce) NW T N Y N No new coral growth on this ball. Pencil coral NE T N Y Y All the new growth tips are counted as b Pencil coral N H N Y Y Solitary Disk coral N L DEAD N T Y Y N S T Y Y N SW T N Y N NW H N Y N SE H N Y N 12L 2P 6 Pencil coral NE T Y Y Y Pencil coral SW T DEAD Pencil coral SE H Y Y Y NE T N Y N SE T N Y N NW T Y Y N NE H Y Y N SW H DEAD 12L 3B 2 Finger coral NW T GONE SW T Y N N NE H Y N N 12L 4B 2 NE H DEAD Overgrown by Algae SW T Y Y N NW H Y Y N 12L 5P 7 Finger coral NE T N Y Y Finger coral NW L N Y N SE T DEAD SW T N N N NW T N N M N H GONE SE H DEAD NE H N Y N SW H Y Y N WSW H GONE NE T Y N N Total 25 Number of live coral plugs No new coral growth on this ball. Bleached? Algae growing from base direct No new coral growth on this ball. No new coral growth on this ball. No new coral growth on this ball. Coral plug summary 2 30

32 REEF BALL CORAL PLUG SPECIES SUMMARY SPECIES DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL PLUGS ON REEF BALLS AS OF JULY 2002 Coral Species Number of Live Plugs % of Total Brain coral Finger coral Flower coral Leaf coral Maze coral Mustard hill coral Pencil coral Star coral Starlet coral Solitary Disk Coral Sea rods black purple white TOTAL Solitary Disk Coral 0% Starlet coral 0% Star coral 2% 31% Sea rods 17% Brain coral 6% Finger coral 9% Flower coral 3% Leaf coral 19% Maze coral 3% Mustard hill coral 5% Pencil coral 5% Coral plug species 31

33 Coral Plug Survival Summary West Side Reef Balls July 2001 Monitoring (per M.Kuenen) January 2002 Monitoring April 2002 Monitoring July 2002 Monitoring Coral Species Orig.# Number of Mortality Number of Mortality Number of Mortality Number of Mortality of Plugs Live Plugs 90 days Live Plugs 9 months Live Plugs 12 months Live Plugs 15 months Brain coral* 8 8 0% 8 0% 7 13% 6 25% Finger coral % 6 79% 6 79% 6 79% Flower coral % 4 50% 4 50% 3 63% Leaf coral % 18 28% 15 40% 17 32% Maze coral % 3 50% 2 67% 3 50% Mustard hill coral* 7 7 0% 7 0% 6 14% 5 29% Pencil coral % 1 93% 1 93% 1 93% % 9 68% 10 64% 10 64% Star coral 3 3 0% 1 67% 1 67% 2 33% Blushing star coral 1 1 0% 0 100% 0 100% 0 100% Starlet coral 2 2 0% 1 50% 1 50% 0 100% Sea rods black % 13 13% 11 27% 10 33% Sea rods purple 6 6 0% 6 0% 6 0% 2 67% Sea rods white % 8 27% 7 36% 4 64% Mean Mean Mean Mean TOTALS % 85 48% 77 53% 69 58% * Number of original plugs adjusted to correspond to Jan/02 survey 35 Coral Plug Survival Chart - West Side Reef Balls Orig.# of Plugs July 01 Jan 02 Apr 02 July Brain coral Finger coral Flower coral Leaf coral Maze coral Mustard hill coral Pencil coral Staghorn coral Star coral Blushing star coral Starlet coral Black sea rods Purple sea rods White sea rods Coral plug mortality chart 1 32

34 Coral Plug Survival Summary East Side Reef Balls April 2002 Monitoring July 2002 Monitoring Coral Species Orig.# Number of Mortality Number of Mortality of Plugs Live Plugs 15 days Live Plugs 3.5 months Finger coral 2 2 0% 2 0% Leaf coral 1 1 0% 1 0% Pencil coral 4 4 0% 4 0% % 18 25% Solitary disk coral 1 1 0% 0 100% Mean Mean TOTALS % 25 22% 30 Coral Plug Survival Chart East Side Reef Balls 25 Orig.# of Plugs Apr 02 July Finger coral Leaf coral Pencil coral Solitary disk coral Coral plug mortality chart 2 33

35 REEF BALL CLUSTERS FISH AND INVERTEBRATE POPULATION SUMMARY Cluster No. No.of Fish % of Total No.of % of Total Invertebrates 1R R R R R R R R R R L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L TOTAL RB Clusters Fish Summary July

36 FISH AND INVERTEBRATE POPULATION SUMMARY CHART REEF BALL CLUSTERS 250 Fish 200 Invertebrates R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10R 1L 2L 3L 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L 10L 11L 12L 13L 14L 15L 16L 17L 18L population chart r.b.clusters July

37 FISH and INVERTEBRATE SURVEY - REEF BALL CLUSTERS WEST DATE: July 5, 2002 TIME: 10:30 a.m. Data collected and recorded by: Marjo van den Bulck CLUSTER NUMBER 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10R DEPTH 1.2m 1.4m 1.2m 1.6m 1.8m 2.7m 2.9m 3.6m 3.8m 3.8m FISH Total Mean St.Dev. ANGELFISH French Angelfish BASSLET Fairy Basslet BLENNY Redlip Blenny BOXFISH Smooth Trunkfish Spotted Trunkfish BUTTERFLYFISH Banded Butterflyfish Foureye Butterflyfish CHROMIS Blue Chromis Brown Chromis DAMSELFISH Beaugregory Bicolor Damselfish Cocoa Damselfish Dusky Damselfish Sergeant Major Threespot Damselfish Yellowtail Damselfish DRUM Spotted Drum EEL Spotted Moray FILEFISH Orangespotted Filefish GOATFISH Spotted Goatfish Yellow Goatfish GOBY Bridled Goby Cleaning Goby GROUPER Graysby Rock Hind GRUNT Bluestriped Grunt French Grunt Striped Grunt HAMLET Blue Hamlet Butter Hamlet HOGFISH Spanish Hogfish JACK Bar Jack PARROTFISH Princess Parrotfish Queen Parrotfish Redtail Parrotfish Stoplight Parrotfish PUFFER Balloonfish Sharpnose Puffer SCORPIONFISH Spotted Scorpionfish SEABASS SNAPPER Mahogany Snapper Schoolmaster SQUIRRELFISH Blackbar Soldierfish Squirrelfish SURGEONFISH Blue Tang Doctorfish WRASSE Bluehead Wrasse Clown Wrasse Puddingwife Rainbow Wrasse Slippery Dick Yellowhead Wrasse OTHERS Lizardfish, Bluestriped Mojarra, Yellowfin Soapfish, Greater Trumpetfish TOTAL INVERTEBRATES Total Mean St.Dev. ANEMONE Knobby Anemone Corkscrew Anemone Giant Anemone CRUSTACEANS Banded Coral Shrimp Pedersen Cleaner Shrimp Spiny Lobster Yellowline Arrow Crab TUBE WORMS Split Crown Feather Dstr Magnificent Feather Dstr Variegated Feather Duster MOLLUSKS Atlantic Pearl Oyster Lettuce Sea Slug Amber Pen Shell Queen Conch ECHINODERMS Longspined Sea Urchin Sea Cucumber Three-Rowed TOTAL Note: Previous observations ( jan and april 2002) of Beaded Anemone are in fact Knobby Anemone. 36

38 FISH and INVERTEBRATE SURVEY - REEF BALL CLUSTERS EAST DATE: July 8, 2002 TIME: 11:30 a.m. Data collected and recorded by: Marjo van den Bulck CLUSTER NUMBER 1L 2L 3L 4L 5L 6L 7L 8L 9L 10L 11L 12L 13L 14L 15L 16L 17L 18L DEPTH 1.5m 1.5m 1.6m 1.6m 2.1m 2.1m 2.1m 2.4m 2.7m 3.2m 3.4m 4.3m 4.3m 4.3m 4.3m 4.3m 4.3m 4.3m St. FISH Total Mean Dev. ANGELFISH Cherubfish BLENNY Redlip Blenny BOXFISH Smooth Trunkfish Spotted Trunkfish BUTTERFLYFISH Banded Butterflyfish Foureye Butterflyfish CHROMIS Brown Chromis DAMSELFISH Beaugregory Bicolor Damselfish Cocoa Damselfish Dusky Damselfish Sergeant Major Threespot Damselfish Yellowtail Damselfish EEL Chain Moray FILEFISH Whitespotted Filefish FLOUNDER Peacock Flounder GOATFISH Spotted Goatfish Yellow Goatfish GOBY Bridled Goby GROUPER Coney Graysby Rock Hind GRUNT Bluestriped Grunt French Grunt Juvenile Grunt U.I HAMLET Butter Hamlet JACK Bar Jack PARROTFISH Princess Parrotfish Blue Parrotfish Queen Parrotfish Stoplight Parrotfish Redtail Parrotfish Redband Parrotfish Striped Parrotfish PUFFER Sharpnose Puffer SCORPIONFISH Spotted Scorpionfish SEABASS Harlequin Bass Tobaccofish SNAPPER Mutton Snapper SQUIRRELFISH Squirrelfish SURGEONFISH Blue Tang Doctorfish Ocean Surgeonfish WRASSE Bluehead Wrasse Clown Wrasse Puddingwife Rainbow Wrasse Slippery Dick Yellowhead Wrasse OTHERS Mojarra, Yellowfin Sand Diver Soapfish, Greater Trumpetfish TOTAL St. INVERTEBRATES Total Mean Dev. ANEMONE Corkscrew Anemone Giant Anemone Knobby Anemone CRUSTACEANS Nimble Spray Crab Pederson Cleaner Shrimp Yellowline Arrow Crab TUBE WORMS Split Crown Fthr.Dstr Magnificent Fthr.Dstr Variegated Fth.Dstr X-man Tree Worm ECHINODERMS Longspined Sea Urchin TOTAL Note: Previous observations ( jan and april 2002) of Beaded Anemone are in fact Knobby Anemone. 37

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