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  • Nº86 # Date: 2016-01-26 - 16:46
  • # Max Depth: 5.8m Duration: 20mins
Diver's Notes

My first harbour seal! All of a sudden it nibbles on my fin. In all haste I try to get my camera going, but that fails. It lies down next to me on the bottom, rolls from side to side some and finns op some sand. 40 seconds maybe, then it is gone, not to be seen again. Wow! Solo.

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  • Temp: Surf 13°C Bottom 13°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Dry suit: Waterproof - D1
  • Regulator: Mares - Fusion 52X/Prestige
  • Mask: Tech Side - Narvalo
  • Fins: Atomic Aquatics - Splitfin, Reef Red
  • Gloves: Poseidon - Flexiglove (3mm)
  • Hood: Waterproof -
  • Computer: Suunto - Vyper
  • Knife: Underwater Kinetics - Blue Tang (Hydralloy?)
  • Weights: 14.5 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 10L Steel     110 → 80 bar
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  • Average depth: 4.2m
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Species Identified

Phoca vitulina Linnaeus, 1758 (harbor seal) Harbour seals are good swimmers. The pinipeds serve as rudder. The body and back pinnipeds cause propulsion. The seal is highly adapted to speed with its torpedo-like body and pinna. Observations made from ships revealed t...
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