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Reading no. 2025/196

OceanExperimental index

Age of mooring buoys at season's end

38.2months

South Pacific

Average age of mooring buoys found at the end-of-season visual inspection.

  1. Sheltered bays38.2
  2. Outer passages27.4
  3. Diving areas21.6
  4. Private moorings15.9

Buoys in sheltered bays average 38.2 months of age, against 27.4 months in outer passages.

Observation
Buoys inspected
236
Buoys replaced within the year
12%
Oldest recorded
96 months

Method

Inspection of 236 mooring buoys across sixteen sites. Submerged buoys are excluded. The age is the one declared by the site manager, expressed in months.

Source

No public source. Internal index.

Nature

Experimental index

Internal index. It relies on no public source and describes no identifiable institution or person.

Confidence

Low

See also

2026/269 · 26 Sep21.8°CSea temperature on the same day in six Pacific cities2026/254 · 11 Sep1.80°COceanic Niño Index (ONI), last 24 values2026/248 · 5 Sep2.58mMaximum swell height at Teahupo'o2026/246 · 3 Sep21.65°CSea surface temperature off Nouméa

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