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  • Nº58 # Date: 2016-02-09 - 11:23
  • # Max Depth: 21m Duration: 51mins
Diver's Notes

Nice reef structure with some elkhorn at the end of the dive. We saw several nurse sharks, queen angels, and a large turtle. I had an extra weight on the back of my tank - too much weight. My reg is officially dead - need to use the rental for the rest of the trip

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Surface interval:65 mins
  • Temp: Surf 26°C Bottom 20°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Reef, Photo
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Oceanic - Hera
  • Computer: Oceanic - Pro Plus 2.1
  • Regulator: Oceanic - Delta 4
  • Weights: 4.5 kg
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  • Dive buddies: Justin Jantes, Kevin Rapine, 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: 14.2m
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Species Identified

Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Nurse shark) During the day the nurse shark is a sluggish animal, spending most of its time resting on sandy bottoms, or in crevices in rocks and coral reefs. Often several nurse sharks may congregate when resting, sometimes even pili...
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Holacanthus ciliaris (Linnaeus, 1758) (queen angelfish) Found on coral reefs. Generally occurs solitarily or in pairs. Moves gracefully between seafans, seawhips, and corals . Stomach contents of 26 specimens indicate that the species feeds almost exclusively on sponges supp...
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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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Acropora palmata (Lamarck, 1816) (elkhorn coral) zooxanthellate

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