Coral Restoration and Monitoring Program
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4/25/04
To whom it may concern:
Vone Research heard from local dive boat captains ( see attached emails) that sand from the recent beach renourishment project in Boca Raton was moving offshore and impacting live reef. On 4/25, we took our crew and the R/V Vone to visit the site at the south end of the renourishment area.
This is what we found:
- A large amount of sediment covers the reefs in this area.
- It appears that the sand is shifting north and east and beginning to cover the reefs.
- We were told that there was a ledge on the west side of the reef. If there was, it was completely covered.
- The sand depth on top of live rock varies from 1/8" to well over a foot.
Vone Research will be back on site on Sunday May 2,2004 to resume monitoring of the situation.
Sincerely,
Stephen Attis
Vone Research, Inc.
Sand cascading seaward and over the top of a reef in 36 feet of water at 26 20.297 N 080 03.868 W Gray material is sand moving seaward.
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