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  • Nº87 # Date: 2012-10-02 - 10:14
  • # Max Depth: 27.7m Duration: 44mins
Diver's Notes

Descended farther than intended - got off of reef and then descended to what appeared to be reef but was actually a whale shark

Moved back to shallows, spent most of dive @ <40 ft, leather bass, morays

Current had changed direction and surge was VERY strong, even at 30 to 40 feet

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  • Surface interval:169 mins
  • Temp: Bottom 22°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift
  • Visibility: Excellent 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 33
  • 10L Steel     221 → 34 bar
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  • Average depth: 18.5m
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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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Dermatolepis dermatolepis (Boulenger, 1895) (leather bass)

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