Wetdawg
United States
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Nº58
Date: 2013-04-13 - 16:40
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Max Depth: 9.1m Duration: 25mins
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- Temp: Surf 18°C
- Dive type : Training, DUI drysuit testing
- Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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- Dry suit: DUI -
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- Other: DUI - Thermal wear
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Species Identified
Acipenser sturio Linnaeus, 1758 (Sturgeon)
Sturgeons are generally solitary, spending a number of years at sea before returning to the river where they were born, in order to breed in their turn. Entering the river in spring, mature individuals migrate upriver to t...
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Paralichthys californicus (Ayres, 1859) (California halibut)
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This was the second of the two DUI drysuit testing. This second dive was in the "Halibut Flats" tank (part of the old Keiko exhibit), which features a tube through which aquarium visitors walk, and can see you dive. Sturgeon, ling cod, and halibut (of course), all HUGE animals. My seals must not have been snug, because my suit leaked. My left hand was VERY cold and my right leg was sopping.