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Shore Entry

Field notes on reef life, shore entries and the topside of a dive island

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Shore diving

Entries, tanks, weights, navigation, currents and the logistics of diving from a beach or a dock without a boat

SD-001

A rocky New England shore at low tide in flat morning light, exposed eelgrass and dark seaweed marking the waterline, a marsh edge with a low erosion scarp behind it, a metal stormwater outfall pipe visible at the left of the frame, shot from knee height with the water filling the lower third.
Plate SD-001 Eelgrass, marsh edge and an outfall: a shoreline read before diving.

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1The log rack
  1. A rocky New England shore at low tide in flat morning light, exposed eelgrass and dark seaweed marking the waterline, a marsh edge with a low erosion scarp behind it, a metal stormwater outfall pipe visible at the left of the frame, shot from knee height with the water filling the lower third.
    SD-001

    Reading a Shoreline Before a Shore Dive

    What a coastal ecological assessment measures, and which surface signs, eelgrass, marsh edge, sediment and outfalls, tell a diver what to expect below.

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    Shore diving · 1106 words · 2 sources
    Caveat
    this entry cites only noaa.gov, nae.usace.army.mil