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  • Nº37 # Date: 2013-10-27 - 12:46
  • # Max Depth: 23.2m Duration: 39mins
Diver's Notes

The last dive of the day. Palea Point is the point on the north side of the Hanauma Bay mouth. This was a multilevel dive, as the terrain forms natural "shelves".

Entered the water by giant stride from the boat. Descended down to maximum planned depth. Originally planed on doing 60 max, but many of us ended up going down to the 70s!

We followed the wall to the south until the wall started leading into Hanauma Bay, then we tracked in the reverse direction on the next higher "shelf" at about 60 feet then repeated again on the uppermost shelf at about 30 feet.

Saw an interesting colored nudibranch on this dive! The rock formation is really interesting and it almost completely vertical in some places. There were a few pukas along the wall and a few honus were inside. We also saw a lone eagle ray on this dive towards the end. One puka had four cowrie shells inside it!

Dive buddy needs to work on his air consumption; we were on the line first again! Safety stop conducted then deployed sausage at the surface to signal for pickup!

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 26°C Bottom 22°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Deep dive, Drift
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Mask: - GoPro
  • Wet suit: - Sleeveless
  • BCD: Mares - Rover Pro
  • Camera: Intova - IC14
  • Regulator: Mares - Rover 2S
  • Regulator: Mares - Prestige Octopus
  • Fins: Scubapro - Seawing Nova
  • Boots: Tabata / Tusa - Imprex 5mm
  • Computer: Cressi Sub - Leonardo
  • Weights: 5.9 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 83 bar
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  • Average depth: 14m
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Species Identified

Myliobatis aquila (Linnaeus, 1758) (Common eagle ray) Found in shallow lagoons , bays and estuaries; also offshore down to at least 95 m . Often found in groups . Feeds on benthic crustaceans, mollusks and fish. Ovoviviparous . Gestation period of 6-8 months, the females ...
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Gymnothorax flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1830) (Yellow-edged moray)
Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pennant coralfish) Inhabit deep, protected lagoons and channels, and the deeper parts of outer reef slopes. Juveniles are often solitary while adults occur in pairs . A planktivorous species that generally remains within a few meters of th...
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Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moorish idol)
Cephalopholis argus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Grouper) A generally common species found in a variety of coral habitats from tide pools to depths of at least 40 m; prefers the 1 to 10 m reef zone. Juvenile prefers shallow, protected coral thickets . Benthic and benthopelagi...
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Gymnothorax eurostus (Abbott, 1860) (Abbott's moray eel) Benthic in crevices .
Naso brevirostris (Cuvier, 1829) (Spotted unicornfish)
Sebastapistes ballieui (Sauvage, 1875) (Spotfin scorpionfish) Inhabits shallow reefs . Benthic in or near coral .
Thalassoma duperrey (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) (Saddle-back wrasse) Occur in clear lagoon and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic over coral, rock and rubble . Feed mainly on benthic animals. Juveniles and adults sometimes act as cleaners . Spawning occur either in aggregations by fish in th...
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Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blackbar triggerfish) Commonly found in subtidal reef flats and shallow protected lagoons, Ref. 48637. Benthopelagic . Juveniles secretive with rubble patches, adults swim about openly but are usually shy . Territorial. Feed on algae, detri...
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Rhinecanthus rectangulus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Wedge-tail triggerfish) Occur in shallow outer reefs subject to surge . Commonly found over barren rock or the spur-and-groove zone where there is a mixture of bare rock, rubble, and coral. Juveniles on algae reef . Benthopelagic . Feed on al...
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Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Green Turtle) Green turtles are long-lived and may take up to 59 years to reach sexual maturity Undertaking tremendous feats of navigation, adults return to the same beach to breed each season, part of the population in Brazil astonish...
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Canthigaster jactator (Jenkins, 1901) (Hawaiian whitespotted toby) Commonly found on lagoon and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic over coral, rock, rubble, and sand at 1-89 m . Feeds on sponges, algae, detritus, tunicates, polychaetes, bryozoans, sea urchins, brittle stars, crabs, peanut worms, shrimps, zoanthids, fishes, amphipods and foraminiferans .
Haliphron atlanticus Steenstrup, 1861 (Octopus)
Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786) (Black triggerfish)
Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775 (Common parrotfish) Inhabit reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m depth . Found over corals . Benthopelagic . Initial-phase fish stage usually form small feeding schools . Graze on benthic algae . Secrete a mucus cocoon .

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