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  • Nº30 # Date: 2014-10-23 - 09:59
  • # Max Depth: 17m Duration: 54mins
Diver's Notes

With Rick at Turtle Reef. Had tried at Northwest Point first, but they were closed. Surface relatively rough, but very manageable. Swam to the left, even though there was not much current under water. Visibility not great, but lots of marine life: lobsters, tarpons under their usual rock, pufferfish, large trunkfish, flounder, juvenile(?) stingray(?) etc.

Used my "new" fin with the fixed clasp for the first time. No problems.

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  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 4 kg
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  • Dive buddies: Rick
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  • 1. Air
  • 11L Aluminium     230 → 75 bar
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  • Average depth: 13.5m
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Species Identified

Equetus punctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Spooted drum) Occurs primarily on coral reefs. Secretive and usually solitary, under ledges or near small caves . Often seen during the day around the bases of corals . Feeds at night on crabs, shrimps, and polychaetes. Easily approached . Has been reared in captivity .
Sphoeroides nephelus (Goode and Bean, 1882) (southern puffer)
Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804) (Caribbean spiny lobster)
Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Flounder) Inhabits clear sandy areas near mangroves, among seagrass, coral or rubble . Most common flounder around coral reefs . Often partially buried in sand, occasionally on hard bottoms . Feeds mainly on small fishes but also on crustaceans and octopuses. Marketed fresh .
Dasyatis brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875) (Short-tail stingray) Occurs offshore, on the outer shelf and uppermost slope; sometimes close inshore , in very shallow depths . Found on sandy bottoms, in bays, harbors, and near rocky reefs . Often in aggregations . Feeds on fishes, biva...
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