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  • Nº1 # Date: 2013-11-10 - 13:25
  • # Max Depth: 12.8m Duration: 30mins
Diver's Notes

Open Water training dive #1

Saw: Mackerel, scorpion fish, lionfish, titan triggerfish, yellow snapper, big jackfish, 6-banded angelfish

Skills:
Snorkel/regulator exchange
Tired diver tow
Cramp removal

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  • Temp: Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Training, Drift
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 6 kg
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  • Submariner Diving Center confirmed the dive with parameters: 12.8m / 30mins
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     180 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 8.5m
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Species Identified

Balistoides viridescens (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Titan triggerfish) Occur in lagoon, seaward reefs and sheltered inner reef slopes . Juveniles often associated with isolated patches of branching coral or rubble of shallow sandy protected areas. Adults occur singly or in pairs on the slo...
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Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) (Red lionfish)
Gnathanodon speciosus (Forsskål, 1775) (Golden trevally) Occur in deep lagoon and seaward reefs where they feed by rooting for crustaceans and other invertebrates in the sand. Also feed on small fishes. Small juveniles live among the tentacles of jellyfish . Form schools. No...
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Carangoides ferdau (Forsskål, 1775) (Blue trevally) Found in coastal waters adjacent to sandy beaches; also found to depths of 60 m, often near reefs . Pelagic . Singly or in small groups . Feeds mainly on crustaceans, mollusks and small fish that are abundant in the lagoons. Excellent food fish , the flesh is rarely poisonous.
Epinephelus chlorostigma (Valenciennes, 1828) (Brownspotted grouper) Found over a wide range of habitats like seagrass beds and outer reef slopes ; in the South China Sea, it is also found on mud bottoms. Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans . Sexual transition from female to male occurs...
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Pomacanthus sexstriatus (Cuvier, 1831) (Sixbar angelfish) Juveniles prefer sheltered inner reefs while adults occur in areas of rich coral growth and high vertical relief of lagoon and seaward reefs. Adults semi-silty coastal to about 50 m depth, often seen in pairs . Occur sol...
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