06/15/04

MORNING SUBMERSIBLE DIVE

	Date:	06/15/04
	Time:	8:03 am
	Latitude/Longitude:	34° 18.7 minutes N 75° 47.6 minutes W
	Ocean Depth:	409.0 m 1342 ft
	Depth of Equipment:	409.0 m 1342 ft
	Water Temperature at Equipment Depth:	9.69°C 49.4°F
	Wind Speed and Direction:	10.5 knots from 222 degrees
	Conditions:	1 ft seas, partly cloudy skies

Equipment Used: Submersible

Description of Catch: Three sediment samples, some Lophelia coral, anemones, brittle stars, and galatheids.

Other observations: Saw several places with live coral growing. There were a lot of fishing boats around us during the dive.

MIDDAY OTTER TRAWL

	Date:	06/15/04
	Time:	12:06 pm
	Latitude/Longitude:	34°, 20.1 minutes N 75°, 48.1 minutes W
	Ocean Depth:	369.6 m 1213 ft
	Depth of Equipment:	369.6 m 1213 ft
	Water Temperature at Equipment Depth:	Not available
	Wind Speed and Direction:	12.9 knots from 205 degrees
	Conditions:	1 ft seas, partly cloudy skies

Equipment Used: Otter Trawl

Description of Catch: Blackbelly rosefish, dragonet, eel, galatheids, brittle stars, worms, Lophelia coral, and urchins.

EVENING HOOK & LINE FISHING

	Date:	06/15/04
	Time:	6:06 pm
	Latitude/Longitude:	34°, 19.5 minutes N 75°, 47.1 minutes W
	Ocean Depth:	413 m 1355 ft
	Depth of Equipment:	? Fishing line
	Water Temperature at Surface:	27.3°C 81.1°F
	Wind Speed and Direction:	14.7 knots from 250.3 degrees
	Conditions:	1 ft seas, cloudy skies

Equipment Used: Hook and line

Description of Catch: One Coryphaena hippurus ("dolphin fish" or just "dolphin", which is not the mammal)

Other observations: This fish was caught by the sub crew!

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