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  • Nº254 # Date: 2024-03-12 - 11:02
  • # Max Depth: 28.9m Duration: 50mins
Diver's Notes

Zodiac to Zodiac Drifted South to North via East
Initial current very strong then dropped rapidly. Hanging and watching in the blue but mostly Tuba and Surgeonfish. Large school of Black striped Barracuda as arrived on the Plateau. Lot's of Antheas and soft corals as well as a large crown of thorns. I drifted a bit away from the wall and had a group of Jacks in a train come and swim towards me.

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Surface interval:174 mins
  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 23°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Deep dive, 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 Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 28
  • 15L Steel     205 → 53 bar
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  • Average depth: 16.9m
  • SAC: 1.13 bar/min
  • RMV: 16.95 L/min
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Species Identified

Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758) (crown-of-thorns starfish)
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.
Naso hexacanthus (Bleeker, 1855) (Sleek unicornfish)
Carangoides ferdau (Forsskål, 1775) (Blue trevally) Found in coastal waters adjacent to sandy beaches; also found to depths of 60 m, often near reefs . Pelagic . Singly or in small groups . Feeds mainly on crustaceans, mollusks and small fish that are abundant in the lagoons. Excellent food fish , the flesh is rarely poisonous.
Carangoides plagiotaenia Bleeker, 1857 (Barcheek trevally) Found in shallow water along edges of steep outer reef and lagoon slopes. Found singly or in groups .
Acanthurus sohal (Forsskål, 1775) (Sohal surgeonfish) A common species found in seaward edges of reefs exposed to surge . Aggressive and territorial . Feeds on various kinds of algae, mainly Sargassum, and fine filamentous green algae. Caught with nets .
Amphiprion bicinctus Rüppell, 1830 (threebanded anemonefish) Inhabits lagoons and outer reefs. Oviparous, with elliptical eggs . Monogamous . Has been reared in captivity . Associated with the anemones: Entacmaea quadricolor, Heteractis aurora, Heteractis crispa, Heteractis magnifica, and Stichodactyla gigantea .
Goniopora lobata Milne Edwards & Haime, 1860 (Anemone coral) zooxanthellate

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