Clive Temple
Philippines
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Nº21
Date: 2017-01-22 - 06:35
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Max Depth: 28.2m Duration: 42mins
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- Surface interval:125 mins
- Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 26°C
- Dive type : Recreational
- Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
- BCD: Cressi Sub - Travelight
- Boots: Scubapro - Delta 5
- Computer: Suunto - D4i
- Fins: Cressi Sub - Frog Plus Fins
- Mask: Cressi Sub - F1 Frameless
- Regulator: Cressi Sub - Ellipse Titanium
- Wet suit: O'Neill - 2mm Shorty
- Weights: 6 kg
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- 1. Nitrox 32
- 15L Steel 200 → 40 bar
- Average depth: 18.8m
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Species Identified
Alopias vulpinus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Common thresher shark)
The thresher shark is an active strong-swimming fish that is occasionally seen leaping out of the water . It feeds primarily on small, schooling fish, but also fish that dwell on the ocean bottom, squids, octopi and, very...
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The world famous Monad Shoal. Probably the best site in the world to see thresher sharks. They come up from their usual deep water home to be cleaned on a plateau by cleaner wrasse. The cleaners eat the dead skin and parasites as the sharks glide past. We saw about ten individuals up to 8m in length including one that swam about a metre over my head. They have beautiful big black eyes belying their killer nature. Fabulous creatures.