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  • Nº384 # Date: 2022-05-07 - 10:02
  • # Max Depth: 21m Duration: 51mins
Diver's Notes

Went out with Gold Coast Dive Adventures for a triple dive at North Stradbroke Island.
Dove at Manta Bonnie, Flat rock and the last dive at a more shallow site.
Went in with 5kg and struggled a bit. Used 6kg on the 2nd dive and was much better.
Once everyone was down, I ended up near the guide. As we rounded a large rock, a bow nosed guitar shark was coming towards us, saw us and turned left and went up over the rock. Right on its tail was a largish bull shark, which also went over the rock. Saw a few rays, but that was the highlight. Nobody else saw the sharks !
30mins into the dive the other 4 divers were low on air so went back to the boat . The guide and I cruised around for another 15mins before heading back to the boat.

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  • Temp: Surf 26°C Bottom 26°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Scubapro - Go
  • Camera: Nikon - W300
  • Compass: Suunto -
  • Computer: Suunto - Vyper Air
  • Fins: Saekodive - Jetfin
  • Knife: Scubapro -
  • Mask: XS Scuba - Fusion with prescription lenses
  • Regulator: Scubapro - Mk11 1st stage
  • Regulator: Scubapro - S600
  • Wet suit: Aqualung - 5mm full
  • Weights: 6 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     223 → 72 bar
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  • Average depth: 14.9m
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Species Identified

Rhina ancylostoma Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Bowmouth guitarfish) Very little is known about the biology of the bowmouth guitarfish . This species feeds mainly on crustaceans and mollusks on the sea bed , catching them by restraining the prey against the sea bottom using its large head a...
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Carcharhinus leucas (Müller and Henle, 1839) (Bullshark) The biology of the bull shark is still little known but it shows extraordinary physiological adaptations that allow it to persist in both freshwater and saltwater. Bull sharks have been captured in places you would never ...
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