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  • Nº95 # Date: 2023-08-15 - 12:53
  • # Max Depth: 28.3m Duration: 71mins
Diver's Notes

Dive out front house reef at Tamban Village, Governor Generoso, Philippines
Drop in deep 93 foot water swim in SE direction up gardual slope to shallows boat PU
Are was very silty from recent landslide and ongoing hiilside reinforcement construction
saw a sea turtle, made video, but not much else
multilevel, solo dive

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Surface interval:164 mins
  • Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo, Solo
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Oceanic - OceanPro
  • Boots: Orca - Dive shoes
  • Camera: Olympus - TG6
  • Computer: Oceanic - OCS
  • Fins: Scubapro - Jet Fins
  • Knife: Scuba MAx - folding
  • Lift bag: ScubaMax - SMB
  • Light: Sofirn - SD05
  • Mask: Promate - Scope
  • Regulator: Aqualung - Titan LX
  • Wet suit: Blue Ocean - Diveskin
  • Weights: 3.2 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 34 bar
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  • Average depth: 18.9m
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Species Identified

Eretmochelys imbricata (LINNAEUS) 1766 (Hawksbill Turtle) Hawksbills may take decades to mature and it could be between 20 to 40 years before they are ready to breed . Upon reaching sexual maturity, a female will typically lay up to five clutches of around 100 to 140 eggs in one ...
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Apogon trimaculatus Cuvier, 1828 (Three-spot cardinalfish) Inhabits inshore coral reefs . Nocturnal species .
Apogon nigrofasciatus Lachner, 1953 (Blackstripe cardinalfish) Occurs on reef flats and shallow lagoon reef, usually seen singly or in pairs under ledges or in crevices. Feed on small benthic invertebrates at night .
Apogon taeniophorus Regan, 1908 (Reef-flat cardinalfish) Occurs inshore . Found in holes or ledges of outer reef flats in areas exposed to surge , to depths of about 10 m . Nocturnal .
Apogon fleurieu (Lacepède, 1802) (Cardinalfish) Common in shallow coastal reefs with moderate currents . Also in tidal channels of estuaries . Adults usually in small schools comprising pairs .
Chromis retrofasciata Weber, 1913 (Black-bar chromis) Inhabits coral-rich areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Occurs singly or in small groups and remains close to thickly branching coral shelter .
Chrysiptera cyanea (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) (cornflower sargeantmajor) Found amongst rubble and coral of clear sheltered lagoons and subtidal reef flats . Occurs in groups of a male and several females or juveniles . Feeds on algae, pelagic tunicates and copepods.
Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster (Bleeker, 1847) (goldenscaled damselfish) Inhabits lagoons, reef passages, and the outer reef slopes as solitary individuals or in small groups. Feeds on copepods, amphipods, mysids, fish eggs, crustacean larvae, and a small portion of algae.
Plectroglyphidodon dickii (Liénard, 1839) (Dick's damsel) Inhabits coral-rich and surge areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs . Commonly associated with Pocillopora or Acropora corals . Feeds on filamentous algae, small benthic invertebrates, and occasionally small fishes . Minimum depth range taken from Ref. 7247.
Dascyllus melanurus Bleeker, 1854 (blacktailed humbug) Schooling species, inhabits sheltered lagoons, harbors and inlets. Also in somewhat open substrates with outcrops of Acropora corals . Often associated with small coral heads. Feeds on a variety of plankton, including l...
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Dischistodus prosopotaenia (Bleeker, 1852) (Honey-head damsel) Inhabits lagoons and coastal reefs, usually in silty areas . The true D. prosopotaenia ranges from Singapore to Sulawesi while the yellow-breasted variant ranges from Irian Jaya to eastern Australia and Vanuatu .
Pomacentrus simsiang Bleeker, 1856 (Blueback damsel) Occurs singly or in small aggregations at slightly turbid areas of lagoon and coastal reefs. Feeds mainly on benthic algae.
Dischistodus fasciatus (Cuvier, 1830) (Banded damsel) Inhabits silty lagoon and coastal reefs around coral outcrops and seagrass beds . Often adjacent to clear mangrove coasts among rubble and Sargassum algae, to a few meters depth .

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