46
Table 9. Benthic habitat characterizations by the Johnson Sea Link II on west coast site locations of PR during 1985.
n 9 .
Dive #
Position
ons
Modified from Nelson and Appeldoor (1 86)
Depth
Benthic Habitat Observati
Site
Latitude (N)
Bajo Esponjas
1163
18° 13.66
H
es
Longitude (W)
(meters)
67° 35.27
298 - 391
ard bottom, scattered corals and spong
Bajo Esponjas
1164
18° 14.29
H
erteb
Abrir La Sierra
1165
17° 59.58
H
w
Abrir La Sierra
1166
17° 58.89
67
Sa
sea
Guanica Drop-off
1167
17° 52.73
66
M
brate trai
Guanica Drop-off
1168
17° 53.86
66
Sa
t. mound
Guanica Drop-off
1169
17° 53.65
66
S
rt. mound
Guanica Drop-off
1170
17° 53.59
66
Si
nds
Guanica Drop-off
1171
17° 52.82
66
Sa
Guanica Drop-off
1174
17° 54.77
66
H
ponges
Guanica Drop-off
1175
17° 53.90
66
Ve
d sponges
Guanica Drop-off
1176
17° 54.77
66
H
ponges
Guanica Drop-off
1177
17° 54.59
66
H
ax. at 54
Guanica Drop-off
1178
17° 52.74
66
Sa
Grappler Seamount
1179
17° 47.31
65
Sa
bble shall
St. John - South
1180
18° 10.65
64
R
als, spon
St. John - South
1181
18° 10.65
64
Sa
St. John - East
1182
17° 49.88
64
Sa
St. John - West
1183
17° 43.42
64
Sa
above 50
Vieques - East
1184
18° 06.72
65
Sa
als, spon
St. Thomas - NE
1185
18° 23.76
64
Sa
rgonians
San Juan
1186
18° 31.47
66
Silt
San Juan
1187
18° 30.55
66
Silt
Aguadilla
1188
18° 35.42
67
H
ble
Aguadilla
1189
18° 26.82
67
Sa
Aguadilla - West
1190
18° 32.79
67
Sa
whip cor
Desecheo Island
1191
18° 22.28
67
R
ges >
Fajardo - NE
1192
18° 29.50
65
y sha
St. Thomas - NE Drop
1193
18° 35.27
78
Rock outcro
all shallo
rates
hips
fans
ls
s
s
m
ower
ges
m
ges
als
120m
ard bottom, wall, no info on benthic inv
ard bottom shallow, sand-mud deep, sea
ndy silt, scattered rocks, coral rubble,
ud-sand, mounds, depressions, inverte
ndy silt, scattered rock outcrops, inver
ilty sand, scattered rock outcrops, inve
lt-clay flat, depressions, burrows, mou
ndy silt, invert. mounds
ard bottom, vertical wall, black coral, s
rtical wall at 100m with black coral an
ard bottom, vertical wall, black coral, s
ard bottom, vertical wall, black coral m
ndy silt, invert. mounds
ndy at 270-482m; vertical wall, rock ru
ock rubble, wall, undercut terraces, cor
ndy with scattered rocks
ndy deep; rock wall shallower
ndy deep; rock wall shallower, corals
ndy deep; rock wall shallower with cor
ndy, mud with patch reefs shallow, go
y mud and sand
y mud deep, rocky shallower
ard bottom, rock rubble, holes, coral rub
ndy bottom
ndy silt deep, slab rock shallower, fans/
ock boulders deep, rock wall, corals/spon
Sandy silt deep, rock
llower
ps, rock w
wer
67° 36.16
73 - 336
67° 23.49
82 - 402
° 23.80
46 - 292
° 54.55
541 - 670
° 54.58
242
° 59.20
421 - 479
° 54.71
432 - 527
° 53.59
724 - 760
° 53.21
70 - 120
° 54.71
90 - 220
° 53.21
30 - 120
° 53.52
21 - 212
° 54.32
727
° 54.54
61 - 482
° 46.20
42 - 525
° 46.20
61 - 523
° 25.60
30 - 432
° 54.61
39 - 600
° 11.75
45 - 495
° 59.17
32 - 42
° 10.56
288 - 508
° 10.47
227 - 340
°14.14
91 - 335
° 14.60
685 - 755
° 13.64
82 - 413
° 29.68
82 - 475
° 33.59
106 - 388
65° 03.
91 - 455
Table 9. Benthic habitat characterizations by the Johnson Sea Link II on west coast site locations of PR during 1985.
n 9 .
Dive #
Position
ons
Modified from Nelson and Appeldoor (1 86)
Depth
Benthic Habitat Observati
Site
Latitude (N)
Bajo Esponjas
1163
18° 13.66
H
es
Longitude (W)
(meters)
67° 35.27
298 - 391
ard bottom, scattered corals and spong
Bajo Esponjas
1164
18° 14.29
H
erteb
Abrir La Sierra
1165
17° 59.58
H
w
Abrir La Sierra
1166
17° 58.89
67
Sa
sea
Guanica Drop-off
1167
17° 52.73
66
M
brate trai
Guanica Drop-off
1168
17° 53.86
66
Sa
t. mound
Guanica Drop-off
1169
17° 53.65
66
S
rt. mound
Guanica Drop-off
1170
17° 53.59
66
Si
nds
Guanica Drop-off
1171
17° 52.82
66
Sa
Guanica Drop-off
1174
17° 54.77
66
H
ponges
Guanica Drop-off
1175
17° 53.90
66
Ve
d sponges
Guanica Drop-off
1176
17° 54.77
66
H
ponges
Guanica Drop-off
1177
17° 54.59
66
H
ax. at 54
Guanica Drop-off
1178
17° 52.74
66
Sa
Grappler Seamount
1179
17° 47.31
65
Sa
bble shall
St. John - South
1180
18° 10.65
64
R
als, spon
St. John - South
1181
18° 10.65
64
Sa
St. John - East
1182
17° 49.88
64
Sa
St. John - West
1183
17° 43.42
64
Sa
above 50
Vieques - East
1184
18° 06.72
65
Sa
als, spon
St. Thomas - NE
1185
18° 23.76
64
Sa
rgonians
San Juan
1186
18° 31.47
66
Silt
San Juan
1187
18° 30.55
66
Silt
Aguadilla
1188
18° 35.42
67
H
ble
Aguadilla
1189
18° 26.82
67
Sa
Aguadilla - West
1190
18° 32.79
67
Sa
whip cor
Desecheo Island
1191
18° 22.28
67
R
ges >
Fajardo - NE
1192
18° 29.50
65
y sha
St. Thomas - NE Drop
1193
18° 35.27
78
Rock outcro
all shallo
rates
hips
fans
ls
s
s
m
ower
ges
m
ges
als
120m
ard bottom, wall, no info on benthic inv
ard bottom shallow, sand-mud deep, sea
ndy silt, scattered rocks, coral rubble,
ud-sand, mounds, depressions, inverte
ndy silt, scattered rock outcrops, inver
ilty sand, scattered rock outcrops, inve
lt-clay flat, depressions, burrows, mou
ndy silt, invert. mounds
ard bottom, vertical wall, black coral, s
rtical wall at 100m with black coral an
ard bottom, vertical wall, black coral, s
ard bottom, vertical wall, black coral m
ndy silt, invert. mounds
ndy at 270-482m; vertical wall, rock ru
ock rubble, wall, undercut terraces, cor
ndy with scattered rocks
ndy deep; rock wall shallower
ndy deep; rock wall shallower, corals
ndy deep; rock wall shallower with cor
ndy, mud with patch reefs shallow, go
y mud and sand
y mud deep, rocky shallower
ard bottom, rock rubble, holes, coral rub
ndy bottom
ndy silt deep, slab rock shallower, fans/
ock boulders deep, rock wall, corals/spon
Sandy silt deep, rock
llower
ps, rock w
wer
67° 36.16
73 - 336
67° 23.49
82 - 402
° 23.80
46 - 292
° 54.55
541 - 670
° 54.58
242
° 59.20
421 - 479
° 54.71
432 - 527
° 53.59
724 - 760
° 53.21
70 - 120
° 54.71
90 - 220
° 53.21
30 - 120
° 53.52
21 - 212
° 54.32
727
° 54.54
61 - 482
° 46.20
42 - 525
° 46.20
61 - 523
° 25.60
30 - 432
° 54.61
39 - 600
° 11.75
45 - 495
° 59.17
32 - 42
° 10.56
288 - 508
° 10.47
227 - 340
°14.14
91 - 335
° 14.60
685 - 755
° 13.64
82 - 413
° 29.68
82 - 475
° 33.59
106 - 388
65° 03.
91 - 455