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  • Nº999 # Date: 2022-02-11 - 10:53
  • # Max Depth: 12.5m Duration: 91mins
Diver's Notes

DBC Shore Dive Followed slope down to regular spots, conservative and close due to poor viz, unpredictable currents
Partly cloudy day, breezy, but mostly calm surface conditions
Chalky viz, small current at start of dive.

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 26°C Bottom 26°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo, Muck Dive
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Oceanic - OceanPro
  • Camera: Canon - Powershot SD780
  • Compass:
  • Computer: Oceanic - OCS
  • Fins: Scubapro - Jet Fins
  • Knife: Scuba MAx - folding
  • Mask: Promate - Scope
  • Wet suit: Blue Ocean - Diveskin
  • Regulator: SEAC - Synchro
  • Weights: 4.1 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 21 bar
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  • Average depth: 8.3m
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Species Identified

Serratosagitta pseudoserratodentata (Tokioka, 1939)
Cylindrotheca closterium (Ehrenberg) Lewin & Reimann
Aidanosagitta regularis (Aida, 1897)
Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758 (Long-spine porcupinefish)
Diodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 (Spot-fin porcupinefish)
Heterocarpus gibbosus Bate, 1888 (humpback nylon shrimp)
Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon (Bleeker, 1852) (Purple-spotted demoiselle) Occurs in protected lagoon and coastal reefs around branching corals , usually with lots of algae on coral bases on the substrate . Feeds on algae . Large species, to at least 18 cm .
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 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 chrysurus Cuvier, 1830 (Whitetail damsel) Inhabits sandy areas of lagoons and inshore reefs around rock or coral outcrops. Feeds primarily on 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 .
Abudefduf sexfasciatus (Lacepède, 1801) (Natal sergeant) Inhabits inshore and offshore coral or rocky reefs. Also in shallow coastal reef flats or crests, usually where lots of tall soft corals or hydroid colonies are present . Feeds on zooplankton and algae and aggregates high in the water column .
Stegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889) (Pacific gregory)

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