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  • Nº7 # Date: 2012-11-13 - 00:30
  • # Max Depth: 24.4m Duration: 10mins
Diver's Notes

Had to buddy breathe, tank leaked all air at 80 ft, luckily my buddy was right next to me, he gave me his spare regulator, and we took a safety stop because of a fast ascent.

Really strong current entering from the shore, terrible vis, maybe 10ft at the clearest time

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  • Temp: Bottom 23°C
  • Dive type : Training, Fish Identification
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Scubapro -
  • Boots: Tsunami Scuba -
  • Fins: Sherwood - Fusion
  • Gloves: XS Scuba - Bug Grabber
  • Knife: XS Scuba - Fogcutter X
  • Light: Intova - Tovatec IFL 660
  • Light: Underwater Kinetics - Mini Q40
  • Mask: Scubapro - Frameless Mini
  • Other: Sherwood - Sabre Snorkel
  • Wet suit: Scubapro - Profile 0.5
  • Weights: 7.3 kg
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Species Identified

Sphyraena helleri Jenkins, 1901 (Heller's barracuda) Inhabits coral reefs or bays . Usually seen by day in large schools . Mainly nocturnal . Also caught with set nets .
Laticauda laticaudata LINNAEUS 1758 (Black-banded Sea Krait)
Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus, 1758) (crown-of-thorns starfish)
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775 (Common parrotfish) Inhabit reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m depth . Found over corals . Benthopelagic . Initial-phase fish stage usually form small feeding schools . Graze on benthic algae . Secrete a mucus cocoon .
Arothron nigropunctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Blackspotted puffer) Inhabit coastal to outer reef crest and slopes with rich invertebrate growth. Adults often in pairs . Feed on corals , crustaceans, mollusks, sponges, tunicates and algae . Generally common .
Amphiprion (Anemonefishes and Clownfishes)
Muraena retifera Goode and Bean, 1882 (Moray eel) Known only from moderate depths along outer continental shelf.
Synanceia (Stonefishes)
Pterois (lionfishes)

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