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  • Nº56 # Date: 2013-05-28 - 18:00
  • # Max Depth: 29m Duration: 42mins
Diver's Notes

Started out at Reef's End and dive quickly became a wall dive in fast moving current. Amazing to dive at dusk. Sharks were out hunting and so was this giant trevally. lots of eels coming out their holes. saw this beautiful red/yellow scorpionfish. most of dive spent at 65 feet. very cool

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  • Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 26°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Wet suit: - shorty
  • Weights: 6.8 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     214 → 41 bar
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  • Average depth: 19.3m
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Species Identified

Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) (Whitetip reef shark) Despite its docile nature during the day this nocturnal shark can become aggressive when hunting at night, thrashing through coral reefs looking for potential prey. The whitetip reef shark usually hunts alone, but is non-t...
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Caranx ignobilis (Forsskål, 1775) (Giant trevally) Pelagic over sand and rock . Adults occur singly and inhabit clear lagoon and seaward reefs . Juveniles found in estuaries. Feed on crustaceans and fishes at night . Large individuals may be ciguatoxic. The largest t...
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Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) (Gray reef shark) Occurs on continental and insular shelves and oceanic waters adjacent to them . Common on coral reefs, often in deeper areas near drop-offs to the open sea, in atoll passes, and in shallow lagoons adjacent to areas of str...
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Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790) (Bishop ray) Large groups of spotted eagle rays may be seen outside of the breeding season. These rays swim close to the surface and can occasionally be seen jumping clear out of the water (known as 'breaching') . Females give birth to...
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Gymnothorax meleagris (Shaw, 1795) (Guinea moray eel)
Iracundus signifer Jordan & Evermann, 1903 (Decoy scorpionfish) Found on sand and rubble under ledges of seaward reefs . Benthic . The dorsal fin mimics a tiny fish and is used as a lure . Anterolateral glandular groove with venom gland .

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