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  • Nº78 # Date: 2012-06-25 - 14:27
  • # Max Depth: 16.5m Duration: 32mins
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Quarry dive

very cold at depth with fire truck (w/ an IAFF sticker) and ambulance (complete with defibrillator)

saw paddlefish again and big catfish, spent some time above the thermocline

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  • Surface interval:95 mins
  • Temp: Surf 35°C Bottom 8°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Fresh
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  • Weights: 10 kg
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Polyodon spathula (Walbaum, 1792) (Mississippi paddlefish) The paddlefish is one of the few freshwater fish to feed by straining plankton from the water, which it does by sweeping through the water with its lower jaw dropped and the sides of the head inflated , allowing it to filt...
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Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818) (channel catfish) Inhabit rivers and streams and prefer clean, well oxygenated water , but also in ponds and reservoirs . Feed primarily on small fish, crustaceans , clams and snails; also feed on aquatic insects and small mammals . Marke...
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