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EXPEDITIONS Flag Reports   FLAG 53 Sherwood Forest Flag Expedition May 10–20, 2005 By Captain Tim Taylor FN'04 Expedition Members: Captain Tim Taylor FN'04, Expedition Leader Dr. Robert Ginsburg, Chief Scientist Mark and Marianne Palmer, Sponsors Dr Judith Lang, Independent Biologist, Scientific Advisor Dr Rodrigo Garza-Perez, Post-doctoral Assistant, GIS specialist Christopher Moses, PhD Candidate, Diving Safety Officer Ken Marks, Fish Specialist, Cameraman Patricia Ayers, Fish Specialist Jacqueline Morales, RN, Chef Zack Roehr, Crew Introduction Since its inclusion in the nation’s largest permanent marine reserve as part of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Sherwood Forest continues to astound divers and scientists alike with its beautifully-colored false bottom full of nooks and crannies where fish and other sea creatures can find shelter. The reef, estimated to be over 9,000 years old and the only one its kind in this hemisphere remains one of the best nursery habitats in the United States: an important spawning site for aggregating species. What role the Sherwood Forest/Tortugas North reef structure plays in the broader context of the Tortugas Ecological Reserve and the entire Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary needs to be examined. This expedition will complement baseline data to further such an understanding. FULL REPORT in pdf RETURN TO LIST

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