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  • Nº281 # Date: 2024-09-03 - 09:58
  • # Max Depth: 22m Duration: 61mins
Diver's Notes

Nice dive, dropped in, reef on left and headed towards drop off. Eagle ray on video, then headed along and a hawksbill, again nice video. Visited several pinnacles with glass fish. Headed to a shed container with nice coral growth. 2nd Hawksbill turtle, blue spotted ray and scorpionfish. video.and misjudged and swam into fire coral while trying to extract some fishing line with weight attached.

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  • Temp: Surf 32°C Bottom 30°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Camera: TG6 Housing - Sea Frogs
  • Regulator: Atomic Aquatics - SS1
  • Fins: Atomic Aquatics - Split Fins
  • BCD: Cressi Sub - Ultralight
  • Boots: Cressi Sub - Isla
  • Camera: Olympus - Tough TG6
  • Camera: Gopro - Hero 10 Black
  • Computer: Suunto - D5
  • Mask: Atomic Aquatics - Venom Blue
  • Other: Suunto - Tank Pod
  • Light: Sealife - Seadragon 2500 Lumen x2
  • Regulator: Atomic Aquatics - Z3 DIN 1st and 2nd Stage on Swivel
  • Other: AquaTec - Dive Alert V2
  • Weights: 4 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 32
  • 12L Steel     208 → 37 bar
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  • Average depth: 13.8m
  • SAC: 1.18 bar/min
  • RMV: 14.16 L/min
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Species Identified

Eretmochelys imbricata (LINNAEUS) 1766 (Hawksbill Turtle) Hawksbills may take decades to mature and it could be between 20 to 40 years before they are ready to breed . Upon reaching sexual maturity, a female will typically lay up to five clutches of around 100 to 140 eggs in one ...
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Aetobatus flagellum (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Eagle ray) Inhabits inshore waters . Often found in brackish waters . Ovoviviparous . Caught occasionally by bottom trawl and inshore demersal gillnet fisheries off Jakarta. Utilized for its meat, but of limited value due to its rarity and small size .
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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