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  • Nº238 # Date: 2023-09-28 - 11:20
  • # Max Depth: 21.1m Duration: 58mins
Diver's Notes

Orientation/Check Dive - Initial skill check - Mask removal and replace and Reg recovery.
First Dive with Z3 Atomics
Usual Entry from Italian Restaurant, headed left to Sandy bottom to complete skills, following completion headed to the drop off and went right with reef on right. Napoleon Wrasse, Yellow boxfish, 2 x large Black Tip Reef Shark, Eagle Ray, CornetFish, Spiny Lobster, Multiple Barracuse, Glassfish, Starfish, Lionfish & a moray

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  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 29°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Training, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Good 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 32
  • 12L Steel     195 → 20 bar
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  • Average depth: 11.7m
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Species Identified

Aetomylaeus maculatus (Gray, 1834) (Mottled eagle ray) Found inshore . Inhabits mangrove creeks and protected sandy channels to a depth of at least 18 m; relatively uncommon . Ovoviviparous . Caught occasionally by bottom trawl, tangle net and inshore gillnet fisheries. Ut...
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Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) (Whitetip reef shark) Despite its docile nature during the day this nocturnal shark can become aggressive when hunting at night, thrashing through coral reefs looking for potential prey. The whitetip reef shark usually hunts alone, but is non-t...
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Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) (blacktip reef shark) This powerful swimmer is well known for its tendency to enter incredibly shallow water, and is often found in water only 30 centimetres deep or less, with its distinctive dorsal fin protruding from the surface of the water...
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Gymnothorax pictus (Ahl, 1789) (Moray) Adults inhabit reef flats and rocky intertidal shorelines. Feed on small fishes and crustaceans, sometimes leaving the water in pursuit of prey . Benthic . Simultaneous hermaphroditism is confirmed for this species . Caught with various nets .
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Fistularia petimba Lacepède, 1803 (Pacific cornetfish)
Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835 (Humphead wrasse) Humphead wrasses are extremely long-lived, known to survive for at least 30 years, and taking around five to seven years to reach sexual maturity . Adults are usually solitary, spending the day roaming the reef and returni...
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Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758 (Yellow boxfish) Inhabit lagoon and semi-sheltered seaward reefs. Juveniles often among Acropora corals . Benthopelagic . Solitary . Juveniles expatriating to subtropical zone from the pelagic larval stage. Small juveniles secretive i...
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Panulirus penicillatus (Olivier, 1791) (pronghorn spiny lobster)

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