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  • Nº84 # Date: 2012-10-01 - 11:40
  • # Max Depth: 25m Duration: 36mins
Diver's Notes

WHALE SHARKS! Two giant bus-sized females passing by in the depths

also: hammerheads (LOTS), turtle, big eagle rays, many morays a few feet away, octopus, garden eels in the sand, many jacks

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  • Surface interval:240 mins
  • Temp: Bottom 22°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Computer: Aeris - Manta
  • Fins: Sherwood -
  • BCD: Sea Quest - Balance
  • Weights: 15.4 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 31
  • 10L Aluminium     214 → 34 bar
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  • Average depth: 16.7m
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Species Identified

Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 (Whale shark) These sharks are usually solitary, but loose groups of up to 100 individuals have been sighted, often when they are feeding . Whale sharks appear to be highly migratory , and have been tracked for thousands of kilometres ....
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Myliobatis aquila (Linnaeus, 1758) (Common eagle ray) Found in shallow lagoons , bays and estuaries; also offshore down to at least 95 m . Often found in groups . Feeds on benthic crustaceans, mollusks and fish. Ovoviviparous . Gestation period of 6-8 months, the females ...
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