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  • Nº31 # Date: 2014-10-23 - 12:26
  • # Max Depth: 20m Duration: 62mins
Diver's Notes

Second dive at Turtle Reef with Rick, this time to the right. Many many critters, large moray eel, a turtle, reef fish. Ended up surfacing a bit to the north of Macabuca, but no problem. Surge and waves bigger than usual, but manageable.

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  • Surface interval:92 mins
  • 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 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 12.6m
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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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Gymnothorax funebris Ranzani, 1839 (Green cong) A benthic and solitary species occurring along rocky shorelines, reefs, and mangroves .Usually found shallower than 30 m . Due to its large size and aggressiveness, the bites of this moray are particularly dangerous . F...
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