David 'dibs' Bishop
Cape Verde
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Nº297
Date: 2025-05-07 - 09:39
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Max Depth: 32.4m Duration: 45mins
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- Temp: Surf 23°C Bottom 22°C
- Dive type : Recreational, Deep dive, Drift, Cave, Reef, Photo
- Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
- Regulator: Atomic Aquatics - SS1
- Camera: TG6 Housing - Sea Frogs
- Fins: Atomic Aquatics - Split Fins
- Other: Atomic Aquatics - SV2 Snorkel
- 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: 1 kg
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Dive Profile
- 1. Air
- 15L Steel 198 → 40 bar
- Average depth: 16.5m
- SAC: 1.33 bar/min
- RMV: 19.95 L/min
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Species Identified
Muraena melanotis (Kaup, 1860) (Honeycomb moray)
Lives in shallow rocky bottoms and feeds mainly on crustaceans .
Bodianus scrofa (Valenciennes, 1839) (Barred hogfish)
Inhabits rocky bottoms . Sold fresh in markets.
Bodianus speciosus (Bowdich, 1825) (Blackbar hogfish)
Inhabits rocky and reef-like areas, rich in algae . A protogynous hermaphrodite .
Trachinotus goreensis Cuvier, 1832 (Longfin pompano)
Inhabits coastal waters and estuaries .
Marthasterias glacialis (spiny starfish)
Luidia ciliaris (common starfish)
Sargocentron hastatum (Cuvier, 1829) (Red squirrelfish)
Occurs in reefs and rocky areas from the shoreline to 200 m depth . Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27000. Nocturnal . Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates .
Parapristipoma humile (Bowdich, 1825) (Guinean grunt)
Found from littoral to 100 m, over sand and rocks .
Acanthurus monroviae Steindachner, 1876 (Monrovia doctorfish)
Coastal species found in the mouth of rivers and lagoons . Found on rocky and coral bottoms . Feeds on zooplankton, phytoplankton and detritus . Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115.
Chaetodon robustus Günther, 1860 (Three-banded butterflyfish)
Occur over rocky areas in inshore waters . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789 (gray triggerfish)
Mulloidichthys martinicus (Cuvier, 1829) (goatfish)
Found over sandy areas of lagoon and seaward reefs . Often in schools . Forms schools with the smallmouth grunt , an association regarded as social protective mimicry . Juveniles are common in seagrass beds . Feeds on benthic invertebrates . Marketed fresh .
Pseudupeneus prayensis (Cuvier, 1829) (West African goatfish)
Inhabits the coastal waters of the continental shelf, over sandy and muddy bottoms . Feeds on benthic invertebrates .
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Extreme current at times especially on entry. Had to descend along mooring line. Took ages for the majority to get in and down so used a fair whack of air/energy early on. Strong swells (proper diving) Once at depth fine although some divers struggled (not close to reef or floor) buddy burnt through air rapidly)
Got a nice clip of a ray at around 32m, lots of schools (large) of fish such as snapper, some tree Ely hunting and pos barracuda. Some honeycomb Morays. Cave/overhangs were quite cool.
Supposed to be one of the better dives but think the group was not well suited as 2/3 divers ascended early and meant the rest of us waiting at start and end of dive.