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  • Nº6 # Date: 2010-04-15 - 12:20
  • # Max Depth: 17.9m Duration: 40mins
Diver's Notes

Dive 2/2

Pressure groups calculated based on assumptions of maximum depth for whole dive. Large overestimation

(Profile is not accurate..)

Also Saw: Leopard Sharks (a.k.a Zebra)
Lionfish
Pufferfish & Giant Puffer Fish
Yellow-Speckled Moray
Titan Triggerfish

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  • Temp: Surf 31°C Bottom 31°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Wet suit: - 3mm Shortie
  • Weights: 4.8 kg
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  • Blue Planet Divers confirmed the dive with parameters: 17.9m / 40mins
  • Dive buddies: Christina Estrup
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 15L Steel     200 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 11.9m
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Species Identified

Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783) (zebra shark) These sharks are mostly solitary but can occasionally be found in aggregations of 20 to 50 individuals . Believed to be a nocturnal hunter, they spend most of the day lazily swimming and resting on the bottom , becoming a...
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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 .
Gymnothorax isingteena (Richardson, 1845) (spotted moray)
Dendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829) (Zebra turkeyfish) Found on coral, rubble, or rock bottoms of reef flats ; also in coastal to outer reef habitats in sheltered lagoons and in caves, sometimes in small aggregations. Usually shallow, from 3-60m but also reported to 80 m dep...
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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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