Davec
Australia
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Date: 2011-10-22 - 10:56
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Max Depth: 20.2m Duration: 54mins
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- Temp: Surf 19°C Bottom 14°C
- Dive type : Recreational
- Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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- 1. Air
- 11L Steel 200 → 40 bar
- Average depth: 9.8m
- SAC: 1.5 bar/min
- RMV: 15.75 L/min
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Species Identified
Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 (sand tiger shark)
The sand tiger shark is one of the best-studied of the shark species. They are the only sharks known to gulp air at the surface and store it in their stomach to provide buoyancy . These sharks generally mate between Octobe...
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Second dive for the day, around at the gutters.
The water was still pretty cold, so the sharks were pressed up in to the overhang at the end of the gutter.
Went off for a bit of an explore after the gutter, up over the ridge and out to the north a bit. Big swim back against the current.
Probably would have been better to have used the 100cuft tank on this one.