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  • Nº1 # Date: 2015-11-14 - 12:20
  • # Max Depth: 10.7m Duration: 15mins
Diver's Notes

Open water dive certification #1.
Quarry site, water temp high 50's, 7mm suit was very tight but warm and comfortable in water.
Started with 14# of wts, trouble descending to start out, so added total of 8# more to achieve desired buoyancy. Day 1 anxiousness is what the instructor said.

Skills demonstrated: giant stride entry, 1/2 mask clear at depth, regulator recovery at depth, natural navigation on the surface and at depth, hovering, controlled descent and ascent, self & buddy cramp relief, shallow water exit.

Observed good sized bass and blue gill sunfish, sunken car w/gnome statue, two boats, a swim through square and large pipe section.

Clear water made it an enjoyable dive, w/good practice on buoyancy.

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  • Surface interval:0 mins
  • Temp: Surf 14°C Bottom 13°C
  • Dive type : Training
  • Visibility: Average Water: Fresh
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Tabata / Tusa - Expert
  • Wet suit: Unknown - 7mm
  • Boots: Subgear - 6mm Pro Zip
  • Dive skin: Scubapro - Loose fit rash guard
  • Dive skin: Scubapro - Rashguard shorts
  • Fins: Mares - Avanti Quantro+
  • Mask: Atomic Aquatics - Venom
  • Weights: 10 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 138 bar
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  • Average depth: 7.1m
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Species Identified

Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802) (American black bass) Inhabits clear, vegetated lakes, ponds, swamps, and backwaters and pools of creeks and rivers . Usually found over mud or sand and common in impoundments . An introduced species in Europe reported to avoid fast-flowing w...
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Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819 (Sunfish) Found frequently in lakes, ponds, reservoirs and sluggish streams ; occur primarily in reservoirs in Hawaii; preferably live in deep weed beds . Active mainly during dusk and dawn. Adults feed upon snails, small crayfis...
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