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  • Nº287 # Date: 2024-09-05 - 10:00
  • # Max Depth: 32.2m Duration: 58mins
Diver's Notes

Nice dive, reef on left, dived to drop off. First eagle ray, nice video, 2nd eagle ray between about 38-40m headed to gorgonian and found long nosed hawkfish, at drop off there was some Tuna. Hawksbill before heading to container, great pyjama nudi and moray on top of container. Headed to wall and had a 3rd eagle ray shallow, and large napoleon. Grabbed some stray fishing line

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  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Deep dive, 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 28
  • 12L Steel     202 → 35 bar
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  • Average depth: 14.4m
  • SAC: 1.18 bar/min
  • RMV: 14.16 L/min
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Species Identified

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 .
Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) (yellowfin tuna) The yellowfin tuna is a schooling fish, and has a strong tendency to aggregate with fish of the same size, rather that just school with other yellowfin tunas . They can often be seen swimming near the surface with other t...
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Chromodoris quadricolor (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828) (pyjama slug)
Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835 (Humphead wrasse) Humphead wrasses are extremely long-lived, known to survive for at least 30 years, and taking around five to seven years to reach sexual maturity . Adults are usually solitary, spending the day roaming the reef and returni...
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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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Oxycirrhites typus Bleeker, 1857 (Longnose hawkfish)

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