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  • Nº179 # Date: 2012-04-06 - 09:22
  • # Max Depth: 31m Duration: 33mins
Diver's Notes

First dive at the pinacles for a long time. Nice clean water on top, down to about 20m, then dirty cold stuff below.

Good amount of life with sharks, rays and a lot of kingfish.

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  • Temp: Surf 24°C Bottom 20°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 8 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 11L Steel     180 → 70 bar
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  • Average depth: 18.7m
  • SAC: 1.16 bar/min
  • RMV: 12.18 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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Seriola lalandi Valenciennes, 1833 (Yellowtail amberjack)
Pteromylaeus (bull rays)
Atule mate (Cuvier, 1833) (Yellowtail scad) Inhabit mangroves and coastal bays. Form schools , or singly . Pelagic . Mainly diurnal. Feed on crustaceans and cephalopods . Fast swimming in midwater in pursuit of zooplankton .

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