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  • Nº33 # Date: 2016-04-03 - 11:13
  • # Max Depth: 9.1m Duration: 53mins
Diver's Notes

I really enjoyed this dive today. shelly beach was nice and quiet due to some showers around. visability was good at around 8 to 10 meters. heaps of marine life on ths dive including the usual schools of fish. mado, wrasse, goatfish, damsels, large wobbie, commen rays. had a few visits from manlys friendly blue groupers. saw three dusky whalers on this dive. weight was spot on for this dive, air and buoyancy was excellent.

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Dive Location

  • Temp: Bottom 23°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • BCD: Mares -
  • Computer: Mares - Puck
  • Mask: Scubapro -
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  • Wet suit: neptune - 5mm
  • Weights: 9.5 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 12L Aluminium     200 → 100 bar
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  • Average depth: 6.1m
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Species Identified

Trachurus novaezelandiae Richardson, 1843 (Yellowtail horse mackerel) Occur in coastal waters, including estuaries , mostly in waters shallower than 150 m and warmer than 13°C . Commonly found on the bottom, in midwater and occasionally at the surface , in large schools . Adults are genera...
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Achoerodus viridis (Steindachner, 1866) (Wrasse) Found in coastal rocky areas at depths to about 40 m . Max. length for female species . Protogynous hermaphrodite .
Platycephalus bassensis Cuvier, 1829 (cliff flathead) Inhabit coastal waters from shallow bays and inlets to depths of about 100 m over sand, shell grit and mud substrates . Sand flathead are usually solitary but may form loose aggregations . They sometimes move long distan...
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Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818) (dusky shark)
Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan and Starks, 1901 (Neon damsel)
Ophthalmolepis lineolata (Valenciennes, 1839) (Maori wrasse) Found in coastal bays to offshore reefs, often in loose aggregations .
Schuettea scalaripinnis Steindachner, 1866 (Eastern pomfred) Schools are found in coastal bays, protected island coves, deeper part of large estuaries close to the sea entrance, and along rocky drop-offs with kelp .
Crinodus lophodon (Günther, 1859) (Rock cale) Found on shallow exposed rocky shores, aggregating in high-energy zone, just below foaming surface to depths of about 10 m . Feed on either loose or attached weeds and algae .
Atypichthys strigatus (Günther, 1860) (Australian mado) A schooling species, particularly common on coastal reefs in southern New South Wales . Also commonly found under jetties in harbors and large estuaries .
Hypoplectrodes nigroruber (Cuvier, 1828) (Black-banded sea perch) Inhabits shallow coastal reefs to depths greater than 30 m . Solitary and feeds on small fishes .
Aulopus purpurissatus Richardson, 1843 (Sergeant baker)
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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Enoplosus armatus (White, 1790) (Bastard dory) Juveniles live in estuaries while adults occur in estuaries and on inshore and offshore rocky reefs and seagrass beds . Found either in large schools, in pairs or as solitary individuals . Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present .
Eubalichthys bucephalus (Whitley, 1931) (Black reef leatherjacket) Occurs on the continental shelf . Observed in pairs, secretly moving about in and out of holes among boulders .
Trygonoptera testacea Müller and Henle, 1841 (stingaree) Found in sandy beaches and reefs but also well offshore. May venture well upstream in estuaries . Feeds on worms, crustaceans, bony fishes, and other stingarees .
Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838 (Bluespotted cornetfish)
Dicotylichthys punctulatus Kaup, 1855 (Three-barred porcupinefish) Found in estuarine, coastal and offshore reefs to a depth of 50 m. Nocturnal and solitary. Feeds on hard-shelled invertebrates. Not usually marketed.
Meuschenia trachylepis (Günther, 1870) (yellowfinned leatherjacket)
Brachaluteres jacksonianus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Pigmy leatherjacket) Found in estuaries, coastal reefs and offshore islands .
Seriola lalandi Valenciennes, 1833 (Yellowtail amberjack)

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