Mexico
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Nº15
Date: 2010-09-15 - 19:00
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Max Depth: 14.3m Duration: 46mins
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- Temp: Bottom 31°C
- Dive type : Training, Night dive, Advanced: Night Dive, Boat Dive
- Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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- Weights: 6.8 kg
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- 1. Air
- 10L Aluminium 214 → 62 bar
- Average depth: 9.6m
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Species Identified
Linckia columbiae Gray, 1840
Scorpaena mystes Jordan and Starks, 1895 (Pacific spotted scorpionfish)
Found in shallow water and seaweed-covered reefs as well as on open, sandy areas . An opportunistic predator, this cryptic fish lies unseen on the reef top waiting for small fishes to pass by . Although the flesh is of excellent quality, it is not utilized commercially due to its venomous spines .
Sparisoma viride (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Dark green parrotfish)
Inhabits coral reefs with clear water . Young may be found in seagrass beds and other heavily vegetated bottoms. Feeds mainly on soft algae, but has been observed to graze on live corals like, Montastraea annularis . Pr...
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Pomacanthus zonipectus (Gill, 1862) (Angelfish)
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ADVANCED - NIGHT DIVE
GEAR: No wetsuit. Felt like I had too much weight. Less streamlined.
Conditions: Waves. Surge all the way to bottom.
SEA SICKNESS: Fighting sea sickness w/ 1 Dramamine on the way for a 30 min boat ride (Boat = Panga 115 HP). On the verge of puking as I entered the water.
Puked in my REG after ~ 30 min. Puked my guts out at the surface ~ 10x. Was still sick after 2 days.
ISSUE:
Got to safety stop nicely and controlled but due to communication error w/ coco, we cut the safety stop too short.
Nice controlled descent w/ coco. Started w/ basic new skills that went well. Saw many fish and plankton bioluminescence.
FIRSTS:
1) Another buddy grabbed a puffer and made it expand.
2) Started knowing fish names
3) Puked underwater
4) Night Dive