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  • Nº249 # Date: 2024-03-11 - 07:07
  • # Max Depth: 28.3m Duration: 55mins
Diver's Notes

Drift Dive, Reef on Right
Left some air in BCD on previous dive and when rolled had to kick to get down
Dropped onto reef, Nice dive, watched the blue with moderate current
Tuna, Barracuda drifting over fan corals. Drifted onto walls with hard corals. Usual Reef fish, Large Scorpionfish and Stonefish. Long wait to get back on the Zodiac
Another poor fill on tank

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 21°C Bottom 22°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • 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 buddies: Chris Harman
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 31
  • 15L Steel     182 → 34 bar
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  • Average depth: 16m
  • SAC: 1.03 bar/min
  • RMV: 15.45 L/min
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Species Identified

Sphyraena forsteri Cuvier, 1829 (Bigeye barracuda) Nocturnally active, but occurring in large schools above lagoon patch reefs and along outer reef slopes during the day . Feeds mainly on fishes, but also on penaeid shrimps and squids. Sold fresh, frozen or dried salted. Reports of ciguatera poisoning need confirmation.
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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Synanceia verrucosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 (Stonefish) Most widespread stonefish . Found on sandy or rubble areas of reef flats and shallow lagoons and in small pools during low tide well camouflaged among the substrate and sometimes even covered with algae . Solitary specie...
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Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758 (Large-scaled scorpion fish) Solitary and sedentary over rocky, sandy or muddy bottoms. Feeds on fishes, crustaceans and mollusks .

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