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  • Nº47 # Date: 2011-05-04 - 13:45
  • # Max Depth: 12m Duration: 50mins
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Shallow dive called the aquarium because of all the sea grass. Loads of sea horses, some kind of breeding ground and we saw a massive spotted eagle ray.
Nice dive, only 12m deep

Had lunch on the island, very nice...huge lobsters

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  • Temp: Surf 32°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 5 kg
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  • 12L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 8m
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Hippocampus kuda Bleeker, 1852 (Sea horse) Perhaps the most unique and unusual feature of seahorse biology is the fact that it is the male and not the female who becomes pregnant. When mature, males develop a pouch on the belly, known as the brood pouch. Breeding t...
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Myliobatis aquila (Linnaeus, 1758) (Common eagle ray) Found in shallow lagoons , bays and estuaries; also offshore down to at least 95 m . Often found in groups . Feeds on benthic crustaceans, mollusks and fish. Ovoviviparous . Gestation period of 6-8 months, the females ...
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