HORSESHOE CRAB SPAWNING SURVEY DATA SHEET SET FOR TOTAL COUNT SITES

DATE: _____/_____/______ARRIVAL TIME: ______DEPARTURE TIME: ______LOCATION: ______

Volunteer Contact Information/Time Sheet: (Including Site Coordinator)

Name E-mail Address Phone No. Total Hours Signature

1. ______( ) ___-______

2. ______( ) ____-______

3. ______( ) ___-______

4. ______( ) ___-______

5. ______( ) ___-______

6. ______( ) ___-______

7. ______( ) ___-______

8. ______( ) ___-______

Environmental Data

WEATHER DESCRIPTION (circle one): Clear Overcast Raining

WIND SPEED: ______(mph) WIND DIRECTION: ______

AIR TEMP: ______(°C) or ______(°F) WATER TEMP: ______(°C) or ______(°F)


WAVE HEIGHT (circle one): 0 ft, 1/2 ft, 1 ft, 1 ½ ft, 2 ft, > 2 ft

TRANSECT LENGTH: ______(meters)

MOON PHASE (circle one): 2 Before / Night of / 2 After è NEW MOON / FULL MOON (circle one)

START POINT LOCATION (circle one): North South East West

**Please use ball and string to determine the offshore distance from the waterline

you can visibly count crabs at the “Start” and “Finish” of the survey**

Start- Offshore Visibility: ______(meters) End- Offshore Visibility: ______(meters)

RECOVERED TAG ID #’s (Alive/Dead):______

______

COMMENTS: ______

______

TIME (START SURVEY): ______TIME (END SURVEY): ______

HORSESHOE CRAB SPAWNING SURVEY DATA SHEET

DATE: _____/_____/______LOCATION:______ARRIVAL TIME: ______

OBSERVER: ______PHONE #: ______

RECORDER: ______PHONE #: ______

WEATHER DESCRIPTION: ______SURVEY START TIME: ______

START POINT LOCATION (circle one): North South East West

**Please use ball and string to determine the offshore distance from the waterline

you can visibly count crabs at the “Start” and “Finish” of the survey**

Start- Offshore Visibility: ______(meters) End- Offshore Visibility: ______(meters)

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Sex / SURF-ZONE Counts Only** / Totals
Males
Females
Sex / SUBMERGED-ZONE Counts Only** / Totals
Males
Females

TIME (END SURVEY): ______TOTAL DISTANCE SAMPLED: ______(meters)

RECOVERED TAG ID #’s (Alive/Dead): ______

______

COMMENTS: ______

HORSESHOE CRAB TAGGING & SIZE DATA SHEET

DATE: _____/_____/______ LOCATION: ______

OBSERVER NAME: ______PHONE #: ( ) ______- ______

RECORDER NAME: ______PHONE #: ( ) ______- ______

TIME (START/END): ______/ ______START POINT LOCATION (circle one): North South East West

Count / Sex / Tag I.D. # / Size: cm / Comments / Count / Sex / Tag I.D. # / Size: cm / Comments
1 / 21
2 / 22
3 / 23
4 / 24
5 / 25
6 / 26
7 / 27
8 / 28
9 / 29
10 / 30
11 / 31
12 / 32
13 / 33
14 / 34
15 / 35
16 / 36
17 / 37
18 / 38
19 / 39
20 / 40

RECOVERED TAG ID #’s/Comments (Alive/Dead): ______

______

______

______