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  • Nº101 # Date: 2016-07-23 - 11:22
  • # Max Depth: 6.4m Duration: 26mins
Diver's Notes

Lots of Divers out today in Sandycove, hence parking was a problem! After ten minutes or so driving around the block I got a spot close to the beach. Mick left his gear with me then and headed off to find a place to park. Its busy in the cove these days with all the good weather we've been having.

Beautiful day in Sandycove, overcast but very warm. Low tide was at 08:01 so we were diving with the incoming tide. The current was nice and slack though, sheltered bay, so it was an easy dive, very relaxing.

Not much life about though, very few fish, 3-4 crab, that's about it.
Made our way out to the middle of Scotsman's Bay, surfaced and began our second dive after a few minutes rest on the surface.

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Surface interval:0 mins
  • Temp: Surf 22°C Bottom 15°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Photo, shore dive
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Aqualung - Maverick
  • Camera: Canon - S45 & Housing
  • Computer: Suunto - Zoop
  • Dry suit: Oceanic -
  • Mask: H2O Odyssey 3 - MS8
  • Other: Suunto - 2+1 Console (depth,air,compass)
  • Regulator: Aqualung - Glacia
  • Weights: 13 kg
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  • Dive buddies: Mick Frizzelle
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     220 → 160 bar
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  • Average depth: 4.3m
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Species Identified

Centrolabrus exoletus (Linnaeus, 1758) (smallmouthed wrasse)
Sagartiogeton laceratus (Dalyell, 1848)
Pomatoschistus minutus (Pallas, 1770) (freckled goby) In the sand goby Pomatoschistus minutus (Teleostei; Gobiidae), a distribution-wide study showed that spatial variation at the rhodopsin gene matches the characteristics of specific light environments. This match sugg...
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Cancer pagurus (Edible crab) Adult edible crabs take a very wide range of prey species, and are important predators of molluscs . When on sediments, these crabs dig large pits in order to find food . Females reach maturity at carapace widths of 1...
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Sagartia troglodytes (Price in Johnston, 1847) (mud sagartia)

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