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  • Nº232 # Date: 2023-06-21 - 06:45
  • # Max Depth: 33.5m Duration: 61mins
Diver's Notes

Elphinstone South plateau - Surreal as zero current. Dived boat and got back to the boat headed down reef on right back reef on Left. Went along got abot 33m and headed back. Hunting Tuna and Trevely as well as Barracuda over the plateau. Heading back along reef wall, Spotted Varicose wart slugs, Pipefish, Starfish (Beautiful Risbecha) and Triton Crown of thorns.

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Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Deep dive, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Cressi Sub - Ultralight
  • Boots: Cressi Sub - Isla
  • Camera: Gopro - Hero 10 Black
  • Camera: Olympus - Tough TG6
  • Computer: Suunto - D5
  • Fins: Atomic Aquatics - Split Fins
  • Light: Sealife - Seadragon 2500 Lumen x2
  • Mask: Atomic Aquatics - Venom Blue
  • Other: AquaTec - Dive Alert V2
  • Other: Suunto - Tank Pod
  • Weights: 2 kg
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  • Dive buddies: Chris Harman
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 31
  • 15L Steel     212 → 59 bar
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  • Average depth: 15.6m
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Species Identified

Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758) (crown-of-thorns starfish)
Henricia oculata (Bloody Henry starfish)
Phyllidia varicosa Lamarck 1801 (Varicose nudibranch)
Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus (Bleeker, 1857) (Double-ended pipefish) Inhabits subtidal lagoon and seaward reefs, usually among algae or seagrasses . Most are seen on sand and mud areas, prone to currents; usually soft bottom to about 25 m . Ovoviviparous . The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail .
Sphyraena flavicauda Rüppell, 1838 (Yellowtail barracuda) Inhabits lagoon and sheltered seaward reefs ; also found in bays . Often schools on coastal reefs .
Conger cinereus Rüppell, 1830 (Longfin African conger) Solitary species common on reef flats and seagrass beds of shallow lagoons but ranges to depths of 80 m on outer reef slopes . Also found in estuaries . Benthic . Feeds on fish and crustaceans at night, assuming a pattern of broad dark grey bars .
Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål, 1775) (Daggertooth pike conger) Occurs from the littoral zone to the upper bathy-benthic region . Inhabits soft bottoms , also found in estuaries. Sometimes enters freshwater environment . Feeds on small bottom fishes and crustaceans. Captured and cu...
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