Side-scan-sonar images of Echo Junior

[Bubba]

Long Pine - Senter Cove Guy has alot of it. To understand more, think of the ocean here (Northeast) versus the Caribbean that you have experienced. Closer to the equator the surface water has less nutrients in it because of the sun. North Atlantic is full of nutreints. For example: Humpback Whales migrate south to mate and give birth. During that time, they are starving due to lack of food. They come north to feed on the nutrient rich waters (temperate zone).

In the Winni, a similiar thing occurs only in reverse. You will find that visiblity on the surface is clearer during winter and spring. As the water warms, the nutrients in the water "cloud" it. In addition you have more turbidity due to rain, boats, and human water activities kicking up material in the water column. If the water temp gets too warm, the algae blooms.

This is probably more than you asked.

[Grant]

Not much algae bloom in the Lake this August -- thanks in large part to the lower temps and heavy precip.

Senter Cove Guy and I did another dive a few days after the 85' Ship Island wreck, and revisited the Weirs pile driver barge. In contrast to the good viz at Ship, the viz at Weirs that day was downright awful. But, as a diver in the Northeast, you must endure some pretty crappy viz fairly often. That being said, it was another good dive.

Finding the wreck @ Ship was fun -- and that ranked up there with one of my favorite Winni dives ever. There's just something about good conditions, nice temps, a solid plan, and finding a previously elusive item that makes for a great dive. Oh yeah -- and surfacing right at the boat afterward doesn't stink, either!

Looking forward to some more good dives later this month and in September.