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  • Nº39 # Date: 2010-06-22 - 11:01
  • # Max Depth: 13.5m Duration: 59mins
Diver's Notes

Second dive of the day. Firstly to an entrance of a deep cave by the side of the island at 8m. Then alongside the island to deeper. Clear thermocline found in approx. 12m, water got much colder and visibility poorer. Decided to ascend a bit, which was a good decision cause then we were able to see a large school of Barracuda floating in the current!

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Bottom 25°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Cavern
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Weights: 7 kg
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  • Dive buddies: Gary
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     210 → 60 bar
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  • Average depth: 6.3m
  • SAC: 1.56 bar/min
  • RMV: 18.72 L/min
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Species Identified

Arbacia
Sargocentron rubrum (Forsskål, 1775) (Redcoat) Found in coastal reefs ; silty reefs or wrecks in lagoons, bays, or harbors , may occur in aggregations; also found hidden in caves and cracks of rocks during the day , usually in areas subject to strong currents . Feed m...
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Thalassoma pavo (Linnaeus, 1758) (Ornate wrasse) Inhabits coastal waters near rocks and eel-grass beds. Usually solitary, sometimes in small groups. Feeds on small mollusks and crustaceans . Protogynous hermaphrodite, with distinct sexual dichromatism . Eggs are pelagic .
Sphyraena (barracudas)
Boops boops (Linnaeus, 1758) (Bogue) Found on the shelf or coastal pelagic on various bottoms . Gregarious, ascending to the surface mainly at night. Omnivorous, feeding mainly on crustaceans, also planktophagous. Hermaphroditic, generally protogynous. Al...
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Serpula vermicularis Linnaeus, 1767 (tubeworm)
Chromis chromis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mediterranean chromis) Form small shoals in midwater above or near rocky reefs or above seagrass meadows (Posidonia. Feed on small planktonic or benthic animals . Reproduce in summer . Eggs characterised by adhesive filaments are nested on rocky or sandy bottoms . Males guard the eggs .
Fistulariidae (cornetfishes)
Nudibranchia (nudibranchs)
Echinaster sepositus (common starfish)

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