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  • Nº33 # Date: 2014-07-03 - 10:29
  • # Max Depth: 16.5m Duration: 63mins
Diver's Notes

The reef structure wasn't very interesting but it was very beautiful with a lot of life. I saw a file clam, a lot of sea urchins and tube worms, a few nudibranchs on the bottom of a sea fan, and a large school of grunts. A very beautiful dive.

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Surface interval:42 mins
  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Oceanic - Hera
  • Computer: Oceanic - Pro Plus 2.1
  • Regulator: Oceanic - Delta 4
  • Weights: 3.6 kg
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  • Dive buddies: Justin Jantes, Kevin Rapine, Billy Watts, Joe_kickass
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 0L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: m
  • 2. Air
  • 0L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: m
  • 3. Air
  • 0L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 9.9m
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Species Identified

Limatula regularis A. E. Verrill and Bush, 1898 (regular fileclam)
Arbacia punctulata (Lamarck, 1816) (purple-spined sea urchin)
Owenia fusiformis delle Chiaje, 1841 (tubeworm) Main spawning period is short, viz. from June to July. The larvae remain in the plankton for at least four weeks. This species seems able to adapt its reproductive strategy to different environmental conditions. In more te...
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Melibe viridis (Kelaart, 1858) (Nudibranch)
Gorgonia ventalina Linnaeus, 1758 (common sea fan)
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.

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