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Steve S
Posts: 1052 Joined: Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:31 pmLocation: Southern Adirondacks
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by Steve S Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:22 am
I found this "capsule" zip-tied to a piece of coral out at the end of one of the 3 reefs at Hawksnest (I think it was the one closest to Gibney) back in '09. I had forgotten about it until it inexplicably showed up on my computer today. It Looked like 1 1/2 or 2 inch pvc pipe with a cap on one end. Does anyone have an inkling of what it is?
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liamsaunt
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by liamsaunt Mon Jul 25, 2011 11:58 am
My guess is that it is related to the coral grafting that they did at Hawksnest a couple of years ago.
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California Girl
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by California Girl Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:57 pm
Could it be a geocache?
Connie
Posts: 1940 Joined: Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:20 pmLocation: Philly burbs
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by Connie Mon Jul 25, 2011 3:31 pm
Looks like a zip tie coming out the one side.
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toes in the sand
Posts: 994 Joined: Mon Oct 08, 2007 2:21 pm
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by toes in the sand Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:24 am
California Girl wrote: Could it be a geocache?
I hope that no one would zip tie a geo-cache onto coral. I've never had my Garmin underwater to know if it would work there!
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hugo
Posts: 562 Joined: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:06 pmLocation: St. John
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by hugo Tue Jul 26, 2011 1:18 pm
This was/is a marker for coral research, which includes the grafting projects.
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