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  • Nº23 # Date: 2013-09-28 - 19:32
  • # Max Depth: 21.9m Duration: 29mins
Diver's Notes

Night Dive
Salt
3mm Full Suit
14 lbs, still overweight, try 12 lbs next time.

Observed: Goliath, Spade Fish, Cowfish, Toadfish, Octopus, squid.

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  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Night dive, Deep dive, Wreck, Reef
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Fins: Cressi Sub - Pro Light Open Heel LXL
  • Boots: Neosport - 5mm size 11
  • Computer: Mares - Puck
  • Other: SMB - 6ft Safety Sausage Manual inflate
  • Mask: Deep See - Single Lense Clear
  • BCD: Aeris - Ex 100
  • Regulator: Oceanic - GT3
  • Regulator: Sea Elite - SX 30 Octopus
  • Other: Sea Elite - Slimline 2 Console
  • Light: TOMTOP - LED Submarine Light Diving Flashlight
  • Weights: 6.8 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 34 bar
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  • Average depth: 14.6m
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Species Identified

Chaetodipterus faber (Broussonet, 1782) (Atlantic spadefish) Abundant in shallow coastal waters, from mangroves and sandy beaches to wrecks and harbors. Juveniles are common in estuaries and often found in very shallow water swimming at an angle resembling dead leaves or as infert...
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Epinephelus itajara (Lichtenstein, 1822) (Giant grouper) The goliath grouper may be solitary or occur in groups of up to 50 or more individuals. Home range appears limited and the fish produces a booming sound when threatened by divers or large sharks. Variations of these voca...
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Opsanus beta (Goode and Bean, 1880) (Gulf toadfish) Commonly found in seagrass beds and rocky cuts in coastal bays and lagoons, and in shallows along open coast. In western coast of Florida, adults spawn in February and March . Nesting males produce grunt calls called the...
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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 .
Illex illecebrosus (Lesueur, 1821) (Flying squid)
Loligo pealeii Lesueur, 1821 (Common squid)
Haliphron atlanticus Steenstrup, 1861 (Octopus)

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