Date of observation (dd-mm-yyyy):29 april 2012
Placemark:Bergse Diepsluis
Name observer:Koenraad Van Schuylenbergh
Observation begin time (hh:mm):16:10
Observation end time (hh:mm):17:10
Observation log:
Notable fauna:
At 10-12m:
- great pipefish (cf. photo, "grote zeenaald", Syngnathus acus)
- 3 lesser pipefish ("kleine zeenaald", syngnathus rostellatus)
- schools of many 100's of sea gooseberries ("zeedruif", Pleurobrachia pileus)
- schools of opossum shrimp ("geknikte aasgarnaal", Praunus flexuosus)
- many dozens of juvenile flat fish likely dabs ("schar", Limanda limanda)
- patches of whitish slimy stuff on the seabed floor
Between 10m and 3m:
- Common shrimp (cf. photo, "gewone garnaal", Crangon crangon)
- an unusually white swimming crab (cf. photo, "gewone zwemkrab", Liocarcinus holsatus)
- Sagartiogeton undatus (cf. photo, "weduwroos", Sagartiogeton undatus)
- an unidentified anemone munching on a common jellyfish (Aurelia aurita)
At 3m:
- empty stake tents for the cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis). They haven't arrived for spawning yet.
- nice good size plaice (30cm, cf. photo, "schol", "pladijs", Pleuronectes platessa)
- 3 dog whelks ("gevlochten fuikhoorn", Hinia reticulata)
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Dive on concrete wreck Le Serpent
Date of observation (dd-mm-yyyy): 29 april 2012
Placemark: Scharendijke
Name observer: Koenraad Van Schuylenbergh
Observation begin time (hh:mm): 11:54
Observation end time (hh:mm): 12:40
Observation log:
Notable fauna:
During the descent in the blue between surface and 10m:
- loads of juvenile common jellyfish ("oorkwal", Aurelia aurita)
- a few sea gooseberries ("zeedruif", Pleurobrachia pileus)
At 22m, on the steel structures on the wreck, Le Serpent:
- (yellow?) sea squirt ("doorschijnende zakpijp", Ciona intestinalis)
- feather bryozoan ("gepluimde hoorcelpoiep", Bugula cf. plumosa)
- two gunnels ("botervis", Pholis gunnellus)
- a few sea gooseberries ("zeedruif", Pleurobrachia pileus)
At 22m on the seabed floor:
- nothing but whitish slimy stuff
Between 10m and surface:
- small snakelocks anemone ("weduwroos", Sagartiogeton undatus)
- mud sagartia ("slibanemoon", Sagartia troglodytes)
- juvelile plumose anemone in pink ("zeeanjelier", Metridium senile)
- common starfish (approx. 10cm, "gewone zeester", Asterias rubens)
- a few barnacles ("zeepokken", Balanus sp.)
- shore crab ("strandkrab", Carcinus maenas)
- juvenile edible crabs (7cm, "noordzeekrab", Cancer pagurus)
- opossum shrimp ("geknikte aasgarnaal", Praunus flexuosus)
- Common prawn ("steurgarmaal", Palaemon cf. elegans)
- a couple of unidentified gobies ("grondeltjes")
- bits and pieces of sea lettuce ("zeesla", Ulva sp.)
- some other unidentified seaweed near the surface
Placemark: Scharendijke
Name observer: Koenraad Van Schuylenbergh
Observation begin time (hh:mm): 11:54
Observation end time (hh:mm): 12:40
Observation log:
Notable fauna:
During the descent in the blue between surface and 10m:
- loads of juvenile common jellyfish ("oorkwal", Aurelia aurita)
- a few sea gooseberries ("zeedruif", Pleurobrachia pileus)
At 22m, on the steel structures on the wreck, Le Serpent:
- (yellow?) sea squirt ("doorschijnende zakpijp", Ciona intestinalis)
- feather bryozoan ("gepluimde hoorcelpoiep", Bugula cf. plumosa)
- two gunnels ("botervis", Pholis gunnellus)
- a few sea gooseberries ("zeedruif", Pleurobrachia pileus)
At 22m on the seabed floor:
- nothing but whitish slimy stuff
Between 10m and surface:
- small snakelocks anemone ("weduwroos", Sagartiogeton undatus)
- mud sagartia ("slibanemoon", Sagartia troglodytes)
- juvelile plumose anemone in pink ("zeeanjelier", Metridium senile)
- common starfish (approx. 10cm, "gewone zeester", Asterias rubens)
- a few barnacles ("zeepokken", Balanus sp.)
- shore crab ("strandkrab", Carcinus maenas)
- juvenile edible crabs (7cm, "noordzeekrab", Cancer pagurus)
- opossum shrimp ("geknikte aasgarnaal", Praunus flexuosus)
- Common prawn ("steurgarmaal", Palaemon cf. elegans)
- a couple of unidentified gobies ("grondeltjes")
- bits and pieces of sea lettuce ("zeesla", Ulva sp.)
- some other unidentified seaweed near the surface
General information
Date of observation (dd-mm-yyyy): N/A
Placemark: De Boer
Name observer: Project Baseline Zeeland Manager
Observation begin time (hh:mm): N/A
Observation end time (hh:mm): N/A
Observation log:
By the means of this Observation Log, Project Baseline Zeeland wants to enable any diver to participate in the collection of data from their favorite diving location.
If you have recently dived at De Boer and if you want to share the story of your dive with us, you can send it to pbzeelandmgr@telenet.be, mentioning clearly the data specified above (date, placemark, your name, observation begin and end time, weather conditions) and your story. Next, we will integrate your log in this blog.
If you want to contribute on a regular basis, we can (and prefer to) grant you direct acces to the blog itself. Please write us at pbzeelandmgr@telenet.be, providing us your full name and e-mail address. We will then give you all the information needed to be able to access the blog directly and some guidelines to comply with in order for your logs to be integrated correctly in Project Baseline Zeeland. Since our working method might be subjected to changes, we will also add you to our list of regular contributors, so we can keep you informed on any procedural changes.
Since Project Baseline Zeeland, just like any other project within the Project Baseline Program, relies entirely on the unwavering dedication and commitment of its volunteers, we hope that you, just like many others, feel motivated to participate and to share your Zeeland experiences with us and with the rest of the world.
Best regards,
Mark Devoldere
Project Baseline Zeeland Manager
Placemark: De Boer
Name observer: Project Baseline Zeeland Manager
Observation begin time (hh:mm): N/A
Observation end time (hh:mm): N/A
Observation log:
By the means of this Observation Log, Project Baseline Zeeland wants to enable any diver to participate in the collection of data from their favorite diving location.
If you have recently dived at De Boer and if you want to share the story of your dive with us, you can send it to pbzeelandmgr@telenet.be, mentioning clearly the data specified above (date, placemark, your name, observation begin and end time, weather conditions) and your story. Next, we will integrate your log in this blog.
If you want to contribute on a regular basis, we can (and prefer to) grant you direct acces to the blog itself. Please write us at pbzeelandmgr@telenet.be, providing us your full name and e-mail address. We will then give you all the information needed to be able to access the blog directly and some guidelines to comply with in order for your logs to be integrated correctly in Project Baseline Zeeland. Since our working method might be subjected to changes, we will also add you to our list of regular contributors, so we can keep you informed on any procedural changes.
Since Project Baseline Zeeland, just like any other project within the Project Baseline Program, relies entirely on the unwavering dedication and commitment of its volunteers, we hope that you, just like many others, feel motivated to participate and to share your Zeeland experiences with us and with the rest of the world.
Best regards,
Mark Devoldere
Project Baseline Zeeland Manager
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
General information
Date of observation (dd-mm-yyyy): N/A
Placemark: Den Osse Haven
Name observer: Project Baseline Zeeland Manager
Observation begin time (hh:mm): N/A
Observation end time (hh:mm): N/A
Observation log:
By the means of this Observation Log, Project Baseline Zeeland wants to enable any diver to participate in the collection of data from their favorite diving location.
If you have recently dived at Den Osse Haven and if you want to share the story of your dive with us, you can send it to pbzeelandmgr@telenet.be, mentioning clearly the data specified above (date, placemark, your name, observation begin and end time, weather conditions) and your story. Next, we will integrate your log in this blog.
If you want to contribute on a regular basis, we can (and prefer to) grant you direct acces to the blog itself. Please write us at pbzeelandmgr@telenet.be, providing us your full name and e-mail address. We will then give you all the information needed to be able to access the blog directly and some guidelines to comply with in order for your logs to be integrated correctly in Project Baseline Zeeland. Since our working method might be subjected to changes, we will also add you to our list of regular contributors, so we can keep you informed on any procedural changes.
Since Project Baseline Zeeland, just like any other project within the Project Baseline Program, relies entirely on the unwavering dedication and commitment of its volunteers, we hope that you, just like many others, feel motivated to participate and to share your Zeeland experiences with us and with the rest of the world.
Best regards,
Mark Devoldere
Project Baseline Zeeland Manager
Placemark: Den Osse Haven
Name observer: Project Baseline Zeeland Manager
Observation begin time (hh:mm): N/A
Observation end time (hh:mm): N/A
Observation log:
By the means of this Observation Log, Project Baseline Zeeland wants to enable any diver to participate in the collection of data from their favorite diving location.
If you have recently dived at Den Osse Haven and if you want to share the story of your dive with us, you can send it to pbzeelandmgr@telenet.be, mentioning clearly the data specified above (date, placemark, your name, observation begin and end time, weather conditions) and your story. Next, we will integrate your log in this blog.
If you want to contribute on a regular basis, we can (and prefer to) grant you direct acces to the blog itself. Please write us at pbzeelandmgr@telenet.be, providing us your full name and e-mail address. We will then give you all the information needed to be able to access the blog directly and some guidelines to comply with in order for your logs to be integrated correctly in Project Baseline Zeeland. Since our working method might be subjected to changes, we will also add you to our list of regular contributors, so we can keep you informed on any procedural changes.
Since Project Baseline Zeeland, just like any other project within the Project Baseline Program, relies entirely on the unwavering dedication and commitment of its volunteers, we hope that you, just like many others, feel motivated to participate and to share your Zeeland experiences with us and with the rest of the world.
Best regards,
Mark Devoldere
Project Baseline Zeeland Manager
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