Does anyone know if they have published the coordinates for the recent Hwy 41 bridge addition to the reef? I cannot find anything on google or on our sight.
They were not published. So much bottom gear on the other two along with declines in abundance of deep water grouper compared to previous surveys kind of defeats the purpose of having them in an MPA.
Is this what your looking for.
https://scmemorialreef.com/2014/05/01/sc-memorial-reef-coordinates/
01 May SC Memorial Reef Coordinates
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Sunday May 4th, 10:00 AM Barge 1 will be placed, weather permitting!
COORDINATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
32.07.440 N
79.07.523W
Those were the first to barges. They don’t seem to have updated the website with the new bridge put down last year. Thanks.
Hungryneck, was there a recent ROV trip to the wrecks? Where did you get that information? I am very curious and to make sure I understand you correctly, " broken bottom fishing tackle was seen on the wreck and the many snowy and other deep water grouper were in very low numbers?" please share any further info. This is sad to hear if I understand you correctly. Thanks
I heard this information from DNR it is in reference to the third visit to the original reefs by the NOAA ship Pisces last July. Said they could not get close to the structures with the ROV because of the fear of it becoming entangled in all the bottom fishing gear and that grouper numbers were way below what they had seen previously. I will see if I can find the exact words from NOAA it was in a SAFMC report.