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  • Nº48 # Date: 2012-03-15 - 09:00
  • # Max Depth: 28m Duration: 48mins
Diver's Notes

Amazing dive, one of my best ever. Huge school of barracuda in a vortex, amazing !!! Bumphead parrotfish, turtles , reef sharks everything, amazing soft coral formations.
Strong current over the reef, drifted way past our boat along the wall.

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  • Surface interval:80 mins
  • Temp: Surf 32°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 5 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 18.7m
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Species Identified

Bolbometopon muricatum (Valenciennes, 1840) (Green humphead parrotfish) The gregarious humphead parrotfish is always found in small shoals, sometimes consisting of up to 75 individuals . It feeds on a diet of live corals and algae that grow on the ocean bottom, and uses its large bulbous head...
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Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) (Whitetip reef shark) Despite its docile nature during the day this nocturnal shark can become aggressive when hunting at night, thrashing through coral reefs looking for potential prey. The whitetip reef shark usually hunts alone, but is non-t...
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