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  • Nº293 # Date: 2025-05-03 - 09:56
  • # Max Depth: 22.9m Duration: 45mins
Diver's Notes

Zodiac dive, mooring line. Headed to boris but current too strong,
Jumped and descended on line, drifted across then headed back, lots of floating carpet seaweed? Over site red.
Large moray and octopus and some reef fish. Plenty of crabs.
Not a great dive.

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  • Temp: Surf 22°C Bottom 22°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Regulator: Atomic Aquatics - SS1
  • Camera: TG6 Housing - Sea Frogs
  • 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. Air
  • 15L Steel     201 → 55 bar
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  • Average depth: 17.3m
  • SAC: 1.19 bar/min
  • RMV: 17.85 L/min
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Species Identified

Echidna peli (Kaup, 1856) (Pebbletooth moray) Occurs in rocky, shallow-water habitats. Feeds on crustaceans, small shrimps and young crabs .
Muraena robusta Osório, 1911 (Stout moray) Inhabits shallow water and feeds on crustaceans and fishes .
Haliphron atlanticus Steenstrup, 1861 (Octopus)

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