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  • Nº420 # Date: 2012-04-21 - 11:02
  • # Max Depth: 6.9m Duration: 74mins
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We planned some time ago to dive Shelly Beach for Stephen Williams Birthday! The aim being to find the juvenile dusky whaler sharks that have been reported there lately.

We dived the left side of Shelly - towards fairy bower... and found the elusive whalers. Otherwise not the most exciting dive site on earth... but the sharks made it! Got glimpses of them from time to time, generally keeping their distance.

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  • Temp: Surf 20°C Bottom 18°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • 1. Air
  • 14L Steel     216 → 77 bar
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  • Average depth: 4.2m
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Platycephalus fuscus Cuvier, 1829 (Black flathead) Generally inhabit shallow bays and inlets and can be found in estuaries as far as tidal limits ; they often invade freshwater. They occur over mud, silt gravel, sand and seagrass beds from intertidal areas to depths of 1...
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Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818) (dusky shark)
Neotrygon kuhlii (Müller & Henle, 1841) (Bluespotted stingray) A solitary species found on sandy bottoms near rocky or coral reefs . Usually found in deeper water but moves onto the reef flat and into shallow lagoons at high tide . Occasionally covers itself with sand, leaving only ...
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