The purpose for his visit was to sample the hydrocoral Allopora

Sunday, July 28, 2002
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TEMPERATURE: Max. 16.0 C  Min. 10.9  Reset 14.3 C
MARINE LIFE: 6 harbour seals haul out with pups at the boat ramp. Canadian geese still around.
HUMAN INTERACTION: 1 dive charter in the morning. Second Nature was out with Garry , Dr. Anita Voss and Alberto. Alberto is from Brazil and is currently doing a doctorate at Duke University. His area of expertise is DNA profiling and Taxonomy of inverterbrates . The purpose for his visit was to sample the hydrocoral Allopora. There are two color varieties of this species out here and he will be attempting through DNA analysis to establish if they are separate species. ( turns out they are not)
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WEATHER: Sky Cloudy  Vis. 10 Miles Wind West 33 Knots  Sea 3 – 4 Foot Moderate
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Wednesday, July 31, 2002
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TEMPERATURE: Max. 18.5 �C �� Min. 10.1 �C �� Reset 18.5 �C
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:23 PM
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WEATHER: Sky Clear �� Vis. 15 Miles �� Wind South 3 Knots �� Sea Rippled
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Tuesday, July 30, 2002
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TEMPERATURE: Max. 16.0 �C �� Min. 10.3 �C �� Reset 13.8 �C
posted by Carol or Mike S at 6:45 PM
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WEATHER: Sky Part Cloudy �� Vis. 15 Miles �� Wind West 30 Knots �� Sea 4 Foot Moderate With Low West Swell
posted by Carol or Mike S at 5:16 AM
Monday, July 29, 2002
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TEMPERATURE: Max. 15.9 �C �� Min. 10.1 �C�� Reset 15.5 �C
posted by Carol or Mike S at 7:53 PM
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WEATHER: Sky Cloudy �� Vis. 15 Miles �� Wind West 25 Knots �� Sea 3 Foot Moderate With Low South West Swell
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