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1 Site Description Report Site Information Temperature in Celsius Site Name Air City / Island Surface County 5 Meters State California 10 Meters Latitude (deg min.min) North Distance in Meters Longitude (deg min.min) West Distance from shore Dates format (mm/dd/yyyy) Average Depth of Site Start Date Permanent, Random End Date Transect Type Always Sheltered, Sometimes Sheltered, Exposed Sunny, Cloudy, Raining Site Exposure Weather Recent Storms Yes / No Transects completed (Yes/No): Fish Errors Yes / No Invertebrates Describe Errors UPC Algae Urchin Size TEAM INFORMATION Notes: Submitted by: Checked by:

2 Fish Data Sheet - Southern Date: Diver:_ SITE: Visibility (m): Buddy: Field QA (name) : 5-10 Minutes Transect#: Depth: Beg: ft End: ft T# T# size in cm: (size) # Heading: Time: Beg: End: SPP CODE totals totals Code: kelp bass = KB Gear / Trash: Hook/Line: Traps: (Active) _ (Lost)_ Nets: Trash: Comments/Other: barred sand bass = BSB garibaldi = GAR (J/A) blacksmith = BS opaleye = OPE sargo = SAR striped perch = STP black perch = BLP rainbow perch = RAP pile perch = PIP rubberlip perch = RUB sheephead = SH (M/F/J) senorita = SEN rock wrasse = RW (M/F/J) blue rockfish = BLU kelp rockfish = KR black rockfish = BLK gopher rockfish = GOR 5-10 Minutes Transect#: Depth: Beg: ft End: ft black and yellow = BYR size in cm: (size) # Heading: Time: Beg: End: olive/yellowtail = OYR Code: Gear / Trash: Hook/Line: Traps: (Active) _ (Lost)_ Nets: Trash: Comments/Other: Big Fish Rockfish Wrasse Perch Southern Species copper rockfish = COR vermilion/canary = VCR grass rockfish = GRR treefish = TRE (J/A) brown rockfish = BRR China rockfish = CHR YOY rockfish = YOY kelp greenling = KG (M/F/J) rock greenling = RG lingcod = LIN cabezon = CAB bocaccio = BOC horn shark = HS *Giant Sea Bass = GSB *note if seen on or off transect new fish datasheet_south_ xlsx

3 Fish Data Sheet - North/Central Date: Diver:_ SITE: Visibility (m): Buddy: Field QA (name) : 5-10 Minutes Transect#: Depth: Beg: ft End: ft T# T# size in cm: (size) # Heading: Time: Beg: End: SPP CODE totals totals Code: blue rockfish = BLU Gear / Trash: Hook/Line: Traps: (Active) _ (Lost)_ Nets: Trash: Comments/Other: 5-10 Minutes Transect#: Depth: Beg: ft End: ft kelp rockfish = KR black rockfish = BLK gopher rockfish = GOR black and yellow = BYR olive/yellowtail = OYR copper rockfish = COR vermilion/canary = VCR grass rockfish = GRR treefish = TRE (J/A) brown rockfish = BRR China rockfish = CHR YOY rockfish = YOY striped perch = STP black perch = BLP rainbow perch = RAP pile perch = PIP rubberlip perch = RUB kelp greenling = KG (M/F/J) size in cm: (size) # Heading: Time: Beg: End: rock greenling = RG Code: Gear / Trash: Hook/Line: Traps: (Active) _ (Lost)_ Nets: Trash: Comments/Other: Big Fish Southern Species Wrasse Perch Rockfish sheephead = SH (M/F/J) senorita = SEN rock wrasse = RW (M/F/J) kelp bass = KB barred sand bass = BSB garibaldi = GAR (J/A) blacksmith = BS opaleye = OPE sargo = SAR lingcod = LIN cabezon = CAB bocaccio = BOC horn shark = HS *Giant Sea Bass = GSB *note if seen on or off transect new fish datasheet_nor-cen_ xlsx

4 Invertebrate Data Sheet - Southern SITE _ Date Diver: Visibility (m)_ Buddy:_ Abalones Count all orgs. > 2.5 cm Transect#:_ Transect#:_ 10 Minute goal (30 x 2 m) Time: Beg: End: Dist Time: Beg: End: Dist red abalone (size cm) flat abalone (size cm) pinto abalone (size cm) green abalone (size cm) pink abalone (size cm) Unknown abalone CA spiny lobster Cucumbers CA sea cucumber warty sea cucumber Sea Stars bat star short spined sea star giant spined star sun/sunflower star chestnut cowry Slugs/snails Crabs Kellet's whelk wavy / red turban snail giant keyhole limpet rock crab sheep/masking crab gumboot chiton rock scallop large anemone (>10cm) Gorgonians brown/golden gorgonian (>10cm) red gorgonian (>10 cm) red urchin Urchins purple urchin crowned urchin Other/comments Black ab (Y/N) White ab (Y/N)

5 Abalones Urchins Gorgonians Crabs Slugs/snails Sea Stars Cucumbers Invertebrate Data Sheet - Northern/ Central SITE _ Date Diver: Visibility (m)_ Buddy:_ Count all orgs. > 2.5 cm Transect#:_ Transect#:_ 10 Minute goal (30 x 2 m) Time: Beg: End: Dist Time: Beg: End: Dist red abalone (size cm) flat abalone (size cm) pinto abalone (size cm) green abalone (size cm) pink abalone (size cm) Unknown abalone CA spiny lobster CA sea cucumber warty sea cucumber bat star short spined sea star giant spined star sun/sunflower star chestnut cowry Kellet's whelk wavy / red turban snail giant keyhole limpet rock crab sheep/masking crab gumboot chiton rock scallop large anemone (>10cm) brown/golden gorgonian (>10cm) red gorgonian (>10 cm) red urchin purple urchin crowned urchin Other/comments Black ab (Y/N) White ab (Y/N)

6 Invertebrate/Seaweed Data Sheet - Southern SITE _ Date Diver: Abalones Cucumbers Visibility (m)_ Buddy:_ Count all orgs. > 2.5 cm Transect#:_ 30 x 2 m Transect Transect#:_ 10 Minute goal (30 x 2 m) Time: Beg: End: Dist 10 Minute goal Time: Beg: End: Dist red abalone (size cm) Bull kelp flat abalone (size cm) pinto abalone (size cm) green abalone (size cm) pink abalone (size cm) Pterygophora Unknown abalone CA spiny lobster CA sea cucumber warty sea cucumber So. sea palm Sea Stars Crabs Slugs/snails Gorgonians Urchins bat star short spined sea star giant spined star sun/sunflower star chestnut cowry Kellet's whelk Laminaria spp wavy / red turban snail giant keyhole limpet rock crab sheep/masking crab gumboot chiton rock scallop large anemone (>10cm) brown/golden gorgonian (>10cm) red gorgonian (>10 cm) red urchin purple urchin crowned urchin Black ab (Y/N) Other/comments White ab (Y/N) giant kelp # stipes >1m/holdfast *Do not count seaweed used to attach transect Sargassum muticum Yes No Sargassum filicinum Yes No Undaria Yes No >1 m Caulerpa Yes No

7 Invertebrate/Seaweed Data Sheet - Northern/Central SITE _ Date Diver: Abalones Cucumbers Visibility (m)_ Buddy:_ Count all orgs. > 2.5 cm Transect#:_ 30 x 2 m Transect Transect#:_ 10 Minute goal (30 x 2 m) Time: Beg: End: Dist 10 Minute goal Time: Beg: End: Dist red abalone (size cm) Bull kelp flat abalone (size cm) pinto abalone (size cm) green abalone (size cm) Pterygophora pink abalone (size cm) Unknown abalone CA spiny lobster CA sea cucumber So. sea palm warty sea cucumber Sea Stars Slugs/snails Crabs Gorgonians Urchins bat star short spined sea star giant spined star sun/sunflower star chestnut cowry Laminaria spp. Kellet's whelk wavy / red turban snail giant keyhole limpet rock crab sheep/masking crab gumboot chiton rock scallop large anemone (>10cm) brown/golden gorgonian (>10cm) red gorgonian (>10 cm) red urchin purple urchin crowned urchin Black ab (Y/N) Other/comments White ab (Y/N) giant kelp # stipes >1m/holdfast *Do not count seaweed used to attach transect Sargassum muticum Yes No Sargassum filicinum Yes No Undaria Yes No >1 m Caulerpa Yes No

8 UPC Data Sheet SITE _ Date Diver: Visibility (m)_ Buddy:_ Transect #: Summary Transect #: Summary Time:Beg: End: Time:Beg: End: Sub Cov Rel Sub Cov Rel Sub Cnt Cov Cnt Sub Cov Rel Sub Cov Rel Sub Cnt Cov Cnt 1 16 S N 1 16 S N 2 17 C B 2 17 C B 3 18 B OB 3 18 B OB 4 19 R G 4 19 R G 5 20 O R 5 20 O R 6 21 Tot: AC 6 21 Tot: AC 7 22 CC 7 22 CC 8 23 Rel Cnt SI 8 23 Rel Cnt SI MI MI SG SG Tot: Tot: Tot: Tot: Total must = Total must = N = None B = Brown Seaweed (large kelps on band transect) S= sand (<0.5 cm) OB = Other Brown Seaweed (incl invasives) 0 = cm C = cobble (0.5 cm cm) G = Green Seaweed 1 = >10 cm -- 1 m B = Boulder (> 15 cm -- 1 m) R = Red seaweed (not coralline) 2 = >1m -- 2m R = Reef (>1 m) AC = Articulated Coralline 3 = >2m Substrate Cover O= Other (anthropogenic, etc.) CC = Crustose Coralline SI = Sessile Invertebrate (sponges, anemones, sandcastle worm etc) MI = Mobile Invertebrates (sea stars, snails, urchins, cucumbers etc) SG = Seagrasses (incl surfgrass and eelgrass) Relief Max height difference in box 0.5m x 1m in front of point

9 Seaweed Data Sheet SITE _ Date Visibility (m)_ Diver: Buddy:_ *Do not count seaweed used to attach transect Invasives seen anywhere at site? Sargassum muticum Yes Sargassum filicinum Yes No No Undaria Yes No Caulerpa Yes No 30 x 2 m Transect Transect#:_ Transect#:_ 10 Minute goal time Time: Beg: End: Dist Time: Beg: End: Dist Bull Kelp Pterygophora Southern Sea Palm Laminaria giant kelp (>1 m) >1 m Comments:

10 Urchin Size Frequency Data Sheet SITE _ Date Diver: Depth:_ Visibility (m) Buddy:_ ~100 of each species Time: Beg: End: Purple urchin test diameter (cm) Total Red urchin test diameter (cm) Total Comments: >16

11 Invertebrate/Seaweed training Data Sheet Abalones Cucumbers SITE _ Date Diver: Visibility (m)_ Buddy:_ Count all orgs. > 2.5 cm Transect#:_ 30 x 2 m Transect Transect#:_ 10 Minute goal (30 x 2 m) Time: Beg: End: Dist 10 Minute goal Time: Beg: End: Dist red abalone (size cm) Bull kelp > 30cm flat abalone (size cm) pinto abalone (size cm) green abalone (size cm) Pterygophora pink abalone (size cm) > 30 cm Unknown abalone CA spiny lobster CA sea cucumber So. sea palm warty sea cucumber > 30cm Sea Stars Slugs/snails Crabs bat star short spined sea star giant spined star sun/sunflower star Laminaria spp. chestnut cowry > 30 cm Kellet's whelk wavy / red turban snail giant keyhole limpet rock crab giant kelp sheep/masking crab # stipes gumboot chiton >1m/holdfast rock scallop large anemone (>10cm) Gorgonians Urchins brown/golden gorgonian (>10cm) red gorgonian (>10 cm) red urchin purple urchin crowned urchin Black ab (Y/N) Other/comments # stipes >1m/holdfast *Do not count seaweed used to attach transect Sargassum muticum Yes No Sargassum filicinum Yes No White ab (Y/N) Undaria Yes No Caulerpa Yes No

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