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Kirbo Memorial Reef
Reef Ball Placement Process
Project Plan Outline
- Site Pre-development Survey
(at permitted Site Bunny's Web)
- Jacksonville Offshore Fishing Club to determine Benchmark coordinates based
on Placement Plan dimensions, existing material/placements and Permit
parameters
- Jacksonville Reef Research Team (RIM, Jacksonville Offshore Sport Fishing
Club and Reef Ball Development Group to agree on Reef Ball Placement Plan
- Jacksonville RRT to do pre-deployment survey to include:
- Bottom sample
- Circular Survey (300 feet)
- Bottom hardness sample
- Photographs of invertebrate (or list and record)
- Water Quality/Visibility
- Set initial Benchmark for central "cluster"
- Relative Abundance Fish Counting Survey (at least 4 surveys)
- Site Marking (Pre-deployment)
- Jacksonville RRT to Map out clusters offshore:
- Will use "numbered" jugs with 301b weights to set and/or benchmark center for each of 17 clusters
- Measurement/Distances will be verified at bottom and at surface.
- Equal lengths of anchor line will be used for each benchmark (at center point) for each cluster.
- Site Placement
- Final placement plan reviewed by Reef Innovations and Jacksonville Offshore
Fishing Club (balls may be greater than this based on additional volunteer work)
- Ultra Ball, Pallet Ball, Bay Balls and Lo-Pro Balls to be lowered by cranes in
groups of four (4). All Balls will be tagged for future research purposes
- Oyster Balls and Mini Balls to be lowered and placed by Divers
- Jugs removed after post deployment survey is made
- Post Deployment Survey
- Jacksonville RRT to create post deployment map (of entire area) and photograph
and record (with ID number) each of the 17 clusters
- Jacksonville RRT to complete Relative Abundance Fish Survey method within 30
days of deployment and photograph invertebrates (or list and record). Creating a
"baseline" for future research studies.
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