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  • Nº499 # Date: 2013-07-14 - 10:20
  • # Max Depth: 17.3m Duration: 55mins
Diver's Notes

Perfect conditions on the surface, underwater, visibility varied from very good to pretty average.

Some of the typical overhangs were void of fish, normally swarming with them. The arch however was its usual fishy self...

A very friendly giant cuttlefish and plenty of PJ Sharks. A nice big Wobbegong was also a nice extra.

All in all a great dive - got to explore the a bit deeper this time, would like to explore the deep wall more it is an interesting reef.

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  • Temp: Surf 16°C Bottom 15°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • 1. Air
  • 14L Steel     192 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 11.4m
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Orectolobus maculatus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Wobbegong) The sluggish spotted wobbegong spends much of its day lying motionless on the bottom or hidden in caves, under overhangs or in shipwrecks. At night, the shark becomes more active, and swims, or moves about the sea floor, ...
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Sepia apama Gray, 1849 (Australian giant cuttlefish)
Heterodontus portusjacksoni (Meyer, 1793) (Port Jackson shark) A common shark of the continental shelves , from close inshore at the intertidal zone to 275 m . Segregates by sex and maturity stage . Nocturnal, hides in caves and rocky gullies during the day . Feeds on benthic inver...
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