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  • Nº117 # Date: 2016-07-01 - 09:25
  • # Max Depth: 21m Duration: 41mins
Diver's Notes

No sharks today just a couple of wobbies and octopuses.
Had to jump in and guise instead of Marg.

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  • Temp: Surf 15°C Bottom 18°C
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Boots: Adrenalin - 5mm
  • Fins: Mirage - Phantom
  • Mask: Tabata / Tusa - Ceos Pro
  • BCD: Aqualung - PRO HD
  • Regulator: Aqualung - Core
  • Computer: Suunto - D4i Novo
  • Other: Mares - Mission 2C SPG
  • Wet suit: Cressi Sub - Inferno 7mm
  • Gloves: Mares - Flexa Classic 3mm
  • Other: Mares - Compact buoy
  • Knife: Tabata / Tusa - FK-11
  • Light: Brinyte - Div11
  • Weights: 10.5 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Nitrox 30
  • 11L Aluminium     222 → 106 bar
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  • Average depth: 11.4m
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Species Identified

Paraplesiops bleekeri (Günther, 1861) (Eastern blue devil) Benthic species which occurs inshore .
Abudefduf vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) (Five finger) Adults inhabit upper edge of outer reef slopes and inshore rocky reefs. Juveniles associated with drifting seaweed . Benthopelagic . Feed on zooplankton, benthic algae, and small invertebrates . Often in aggregations ...
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Dasyatis brevicaudata (Hutton, 1875) (Short-tail stingray) Occurs offshore, on the outer shelf and uppermost slope; sometimes close inshore , in very shallow depths . Found on sandy bottoms, in bays, harbors, and near rocky reefs . Often in aggregations . Feeds on fishes, biva...
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Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blue wrasse) Occurs in the upper portions of lagoon and coastal reefs, and in protected seaward reefs . Enters estuaries . Usually found on upper portions of ledges and heads . Feeds mainly on small benthic invertebrates and fish eggs . A protogynous hermaphrodite .
Orectolobus maculatus (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Wobbegong) The sluggish spotted wobbegong spends much of its day lying motionless on the bottom or hidden in caves, under overhangs or in shipwrecks. At night, the shark becomes more active, and swims, or moves about the sea floor, ...
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Octopus tetricus Gould, 1852 (Gloomy octopus)

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