Wetdawg
United States
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Date: 2004-10-22 - 18:38
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Max Depth: 11m Duration: 50mins
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- Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 27°C
- Dive type : Recreational, Night dive, Manta Ray dive
- Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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- Weights: 7.7 kg
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- 1. Air
- 0L Steel 221 → 21 bar
- Average depth: 7.3m
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Species Identified
Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792) (Giant manta)
Manta rays are generally solitary, although loose aggregations of individuals may occur where there are abundant food sources or during the breeding season. When ready to mate, a male will bite his mate's pectoral fin to p...
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Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Yellow-edged moray)
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AND - DIVE #25
Night dive. Diving with the manta rays -very cool - at least two - maybe three? Also, saw many yellow margin moray eels free swimming.
The divemasters put lights into a basket, facing up, to attract the plankton, then the mantas "fly" in.
Lost my camera - and, in a state of stupidity - went after it, until the divemaster called me back. They retrieved it for me.