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  • Nº95 # Date: 2011-08-21 - 09:59
  • # Max Depth: 25m Duration: 38mins
Diver's Notes

Buddied w/ John Gaylard. Awam along the edge of the reef (rocks!) collecting a nice haul of scallops. 2 crabs in holes & I saw a big skate (more likely a thornback ray), too far away for me to catch! Quite a lot of sea fans, a few gobys or blennies & other small fish. Possibly weaver fish. A bit heavy so took off 2kg for next dive.

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  • Temp: Surf 17°C Bottom 17°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 8 kg
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  • 1. Nitrox 34
  • 15L Steel     210 → 70 bar
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  • Average depth: m
  • 2. Nitrox 32
  • 3L Steel     200 → 200 bar
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  • Average depth: 0m
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Species Identified

Cancer pagurus (Edible crab) Adult edible crabs take a very wide range of prey species, and are important predators of molluscs . When on sediments, these crabs dig large pits in order to find food . Females reach maturity at carapace widths of 1...
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Paraclinus mexicanus (Gilbert, 1904) (Blenny)
Gobiosoma nudum (Meek & Hildebrand, 1928) (goby)
Eunicella verrucosa (Pallas, 1766) (Broad sea fan) Although there is no direct information on the reproduction of the pink sea fan, it is thought that larvae are short-lived and settle soon after release . It is a slow growing and long-lived species and if a population is...
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Raja clavata Linnaeus, 1758 (Thornback ray) All skates are oviparous (egg-laying), with large female thornbacks laying up to 140 to 160 egg capsules per year . The species moves into shallower, inshore waters in spring when ready to spawn, laying eggs between March...
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