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  • Nº173 # Date: 2021-10-10 - 15:12
  • # Max Depth: 18.7m Duration: 54mins
Diver's Notes

Check Dive, Nitrox. Tawny Nurse Shark, White Tip Reef Shark, Bumphead Parrotfish, Blenny and crab, Ghost Shrimp, Lobster. First Dive using TG6 Olympus but hot shoe was too loose so not used after. Need a fram that fits it
Leah on dive, reef on right, went along and doubled back.
Issue with 1st Stage on regs, Pressure slow to record and used tan transmitter.

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  • Temp: Surf 31°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Training, Reef, Photo, Check Dive
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Cressi Sub - Ultralight
  • Boots: Cressi Sub - Isla
  • Camera: Olympus - Tough TG6
  • Fins: Atomic Aquatics - Split Fins
  • Other: Atomic Aquatics - SV2 Snorkel
  • Weights: 4 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 32
  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 100 bar
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  • Average depth: 10.1m
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Species Identified

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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Panulirus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791) (pronghorn spiny lobster)
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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Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1831) (Madame X) This primarily nocturnal shark usually forages for food at night, and rests under reef overhangs and caves during the day in small groups, often piled across or on top of one another . At night, the species feeds on a var...
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Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) (blacktip reef shark) This powerful swimmer is well known for its tendency to enter incredibly shallow water, and is often found in water only 30 centimetres deep or less, with its distinctive dorsal fin protruding from the surface of the water...
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