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  • Nº40 # Date: 2014-11-07 - 14:21
  • # Max Depth: 17.7m Duration: 40mins
Diver's Notes

Dive 2/2
+Canon G9
+Vyper

A dive with lots of Giant Clams (40cm diameter)

Highlight of the dive was seeing some small (8cm long) Flamboyant Cuttlefish

Manila Puffer
Saddled Puffer

Second part of the dive was more or less a drift dive

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Surface interval:133 mins
  • Temp: Surf 29°C Bottom 26°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Photo
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Camera: Canon - G9 + WP-DC21
  • Computer: Suunto - Vyper
  • Weights: 4.5 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     240 → 110 bar
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  • Average depth: 10.8m
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Species Identified

Arothron manilensis (Marion de Procé, 1822) (Narrow-lined puffer) Inhabits muddy substrates, usually shallow coastal slopes to about 20 meters depth and in shallow estuaries . Occurs in estuaries, sheltered reef flats, and lagoons to a depth of more than 17 m. Common in seagrass beds and sandy areas; juveniles found among mangroves . Benthopelagic .
Metasepia pfefferi (Hoyle, 1885) (Cuttlefish)
Tridacna derasa (Röding, 1798) (Southern giant clam) Tridacna clams have muscles for opening and closing their shell and a foot for attaching themselves to rocks. They breathe through gills and feed through a mouth . Most clams fulfill their nutritional requirements b...
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