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  • Nº96 # Date: 2014-07-07 - 14:00
  • # Max Depth: 9.1m Duration: 45mins
Diver's Notes

beautiful reef but very strong current making it pretty challenging for the students
lots of small fry and a couple lobsters - no massive highlight of the dive though.

Lots of small caves under the massive rocky reefs - was scouting for nurse sharks there but no :/

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Photo
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Computer: Mares - Nemo Excel
  • Weights: 4 kg
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  • Solo Buceo/Only Diving confirmed the dive with parameters: 9.1m / 45mins
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     170 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 7.4m
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Species Identified

Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804) (Caribbean spiny lobster)
Diploria strigosa (Dana, 1846) (symmetrical brain coral) zooxanthellate
Colpophyllia natans (Houttuyn, 1772) (boulder brain coral) zooxanthellate
Haemulon sciurus (Shaw, 1803) (Blue striped grunt) Found in small groups over coral and rocky reefs and drop-offs . Juveniles are abundant in Thalassia beds . Feeds on crustaceans, bivalves, and occasionally on small fishes. Marketed fresh.
Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791) (yellowtail snapper)
Cephalopholis cruentata (Lacepède, 1802) (Coney) Inhabit Thalassia beds and coral reefs. In the Gulf of Mexico, they are found on rocky reef ledge in depths greater than 27 m. Solitary and secretive, they usually stay near hiding places during the day. Prefer to rema...
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