Charles Cromer
United States
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Nº24
Date: 2013-10-18 - 18:18
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Max Depth: 16.8m Duration: 24mins
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- Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 28°C
- Dive type : Recreational, Night dive, Drift
- Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
Specific gear used
- BCD: Aeris - Ex 100
- Boots: Neosport - 5mm size 11
- Computer: Mares - Puck
- Fins: Cressi Sub - Pro Light Open Heel LXL
- Light: TOMTOP - LED Submarine Light Diving Flashlight
- Mask: Deep See - Single Lense Clear
- Other: SMB - 6ft Safety Sausage Manual inflate
- Other: Sea Elite - Slimline 2 Console
- Regulator: Oceanic - GT3
- Regulator: Sea Elite - SX 30 Octopus
- Weights: 5.9 kg
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Dive Profile
- 1. Air
- 10L Aluminium 207 → 62 bar
- Average depth: 11.2m
Data provided by EOL.org
Species Identified
Acanthostracion quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cowfish)
Found in shallow water down to about 80 m, mainly in seagrass beds . Feeds on sessile invertebrates such as tunicates, gorgonians and anemones, as well as on slow-moving crustaceans, sponges , hermit crabs and marine plants . Oviparous . Considered an excellent food fish; marketed fresh .
Macrocypraea cervus (Linnaeus, 1771) (atlantic deer cowrie)
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Night Dive
3mm Full Suit
Salt
12lbs (About right)
Special Notes: Pretty good incoming tide/current. Swam toward gulf. At one point current got so strong no choice other than to turn the dive. Once dive was turned, dive turned into a drift dive lol. Was carrying the diver flag, on drift back slack got in line, one buddy got hung on line a bit due to slack that I failed to keep up with. While winding the line back in both of us ascended unknowingly to the surface. Neither of us recognized it so we are not sure if a current took us up or just due to task loading we were not able to maintain our position in the water column. Weird that both of us would go up at the same time and rate. Dive computer showed an ascent rate of maximum of 66 ft/minute. Safety stop was omitted.
Observed fish of note: Cowfish.