Australia
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Nº5
Date: 2013-10-06 - 00:30
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Max Depth: 24m Duration: 26mins
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- Temp: Bottom 22°C
- Dive type : Recreational
- Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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- Weights: 0 kg
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Species Identified
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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Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 (sand tiger shark)
The sand tiger shark is one of the best-studied of the shark species. They are the only sharks known to gulp air at the surface and store it in their stomach to provide buoyancy . These sharks generally mate between Octobe...
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On first dive of day saw hump back whales breaching in bay.
Had a cheeky spew after safety ascending from 5 metres despite taking Qwells. Think it was the drinking the night before and the coffees that didn't help. Fed the fishes though!