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  • Nº9 # Date: 2012-04-01 - 11:06
  • # Max Depth: 5.6m Duration: 54mins
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First dive in Melbourne!!!!!

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  • Temp: Bottom 18°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Pier
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 8 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     220 → 75 bar
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  • Average depth: 3.7m
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Hippocampus breviceps Peters, 1869 (Short-head seahorse) Inhabits inshore waters . Occurs in small to large aggregations in weed patches attached to rocks on sand, mostly in Sargassum weeds . Ovoviviparous . The male carries the eggs in a brood pouch which is found under the tail .
Dasyatis brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875) (Short-tail stingray) Occurs offshore, on the outer shelf and uppermost slope; sometimes close inshore , in very shallow depths . Found on sandy bottoms, in bays, harbors, and near rocky reefs . Often in aggregations . Feeds on fishes, biva...
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