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  • Nº434 # Date: 2012-09-05 - 13:00
  • # Max Depth: 33m Duration: 66mins
Diver's Notes

First dive in Gozo, supposed to dive wreck of Caminoland, but missed it and dived around bollards n close in as too much sea grass at around 15m. Saw lots of shoals of snapper, bream, sea bass, blennies and a small cuttlefish.

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  • Dive type : recreational
  • Temp: Surf 29°C Bottom 25°C
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Sea quest - Pink
  • Boots:
  • Compass: Suunto - Sm6
  • Computer: Suunto - Solution
  • Computer: Suunto - Vyper
  • Fins: - Pink
  • Light:
  • Mask: - Pink
  • Regulator: Oceanic -
  • Wet suit: - 5 l
  • Weights: 4 Kg
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Dive Profile

  • Tank nº1
  • Steel, 12L
  • AIR mix
  • Pressure: start: 220bar
    end: 60bar
  • SAC: 0.76 bar/min
  • RMV: 9.12 L/min
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Species Identified

Coris julis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mediterranean rainbow wrasse) Occurs in the littoral zone, near rocks and eelgrass beds. Usually found between 1-60 m, but old males stay in deeper water. Found in deeper waters during winter. Sometimes solitary, among rocks, often with numerous spe...
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Labrus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 (Green wrasse) Found in littoral zone, near rocks and eel-grass beds .
Labrus merula Linnaeus, 1758 (Cuckoo wrasse) Found around rocks and seaweeds. Sometime schooling, more solitary when older. Feed on sea urchins, ophiuroids, mollusks, crabs and worms. Mature when 2 years old (15-20 cm). Spawn during February to May in western Mediterranean .
Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus, 1758) (Tompot blenny)
Coryphoblennius galerita (Linnaeus, 1758) (montagu's blenny)
Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758 (Black goby)
Pomatoschistus minutus (Pallas, 1770) (freckled goby) In the sand goby Pomatoschistus minutus (Teleostei; Gobiidae), a distribution-wide study showed that spatial variation at the rhodopsin gene matches the characteristics of specific light environments. This match sugg...
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Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758) (European seabass)
Mullus surmuletus Linnaeus, 1758 (Striped red mullet)
Apogon imberbis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cardinal fish) Occasionally forms schools; sometimes solitary. Inhabits muddy or rocky bottoms and caves. Feeds on small invertebrates and fishes . Oral brooding by males .
Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mediterranean chromis) Form small shoals in midwater above or near rocky reefs or above seagrass meadows (Posidonia. Feed on small planktonic or benthic animals . Reproduce in summer . Eggs characterised by adhesive filaments are nested on rocky or sandy bottoms . Males guard the eggs .
Sepia esculenta Hoyle, 1885 (Cuttlefish)

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