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  • Nº9 # Date: 2018-06-10 - 08:30
  • # Max Depth: 65m Duration: 46mins
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  • Surface interval:60 mins
  • Temp: Surf 74°C Bottom 48°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Training, Wreck, Reef
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • Wet suit: Aqualung - Aqua Flex 7mm
  • Boots: Aqualung - Ez Zip 6.5mm
  • Fins: Aqualung - Blades 2
  • Cylinder: Catalina Cylinders - 80 cpsi
  • Weights: 25 kg
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 14L Aluminium     207 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 43.3m
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Species Identified

Clinocottus analis (Girard, 1858) (woolly sculpin) A resident intertidal species with homing behavior . Often among intertidal algae. May leave tide pools if aquatic conditions become inhospitable . Breathes air when out of water .
Henricia leviuscula (Stimpson, 1857)
Astropecten armatus Gray, 1840
Luidia columbia (Gray)
Lutjanus guttatus (Steindachner, 1869) (mutton snapper)
Gymnothorax mordax (Ayres, 1859) (California moray) Found common among rocks; lives in crevices or holes, usually with only head protruding. Very common in shallow reef areas . Feed mostly at night on crustaceans, octopuses and small fishes. Long-lived. Pelagic spawners .
Neoconger vermiformis Gilbert, 1890 (spaghetti-eel)
Decapterus muroadsi (Temminck & Schlegel, 1844) (Japanese scad)
Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Blacktip grouper) Common in outer reef slopes at depths below 15 m, also occurs in protected bays and lagoons as shallow as 4 m. May also be found down to a depth of 160 m. At Madagascar it feeds night and day on brachyuran crabs, fishes,...
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Epinephelus analogus Gill, 1863 (Grouper)
Cephalopholis panamensis (Steindachner, 1877) (graysby)
Balistes polylepis Steindachner, 1876 (Finscale triggerfish)
Mayerella banksia Laubitz, 1970
Pagurus granosimanus (Stimpson, 1859) (grainyhand hermit)
Neocalanus plumchrus (Marukawa, 1921)
Panulirus interruptus (J. W. Randall, 1840) (California spiny lobster)
Synidotea laevidorsalis (Miers 1881)
Hemigrapsus oregonensis (Dana, 1851) (Bay Shore Crab)
Lophopanopeus bellus (Stimpson, 1860) (blackclaw crestleg crab)
Euphausia pacifica Hansen, 1911 (Pacific krill)
Scleroplax granulata M. J. Rathbun, 1893 (burrow pea crab)
Upogebia pugettensis (Dana, 1852) (blue mud shrimp)
Cancer productus J. W. Randall, 1840 (red rock crab)
Mesocalanus tenuicornis (Dana, 1849)
Candacia bipinnata (Giesbrecht, 1889)
Randallia ornata (J. W. Randall, 1840) (globose sand crab)
Pagurus beringanus (J. E. Benedict, 1892) (Bering hermit)
Lopholithodes foraminatus (Stimpson, 1859) (brown box crab)
Lophothrix frontalis Giesbrecht, 1895
Thysanoessa gregaria G. O. Sars, 1883
Acartia danae Giesbrecht, 1889
Oradarea longimana (Boeck, 1871)
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1851 (longhorn decorator crab)
Fabia subquadrata Dana, 1851 (grooved mussel crab)
Ophiodon elongatus Girard, 1854 (Blue cod) Ranges from the intertidal to 475 m depth . Adults are found near rocks, inshore and to 427 m . Young occur on sand or mud bottom of bays and inshore areas . Both migratory and non-migratory populations exist . Adults ...
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Scorpaenichthys marmoratus (Ayres, 1854) (bullhead) Inhabits rocky, sandy and muddy bottoms as well as kelp beds . Adults and juveniles feed on crustaceans, fishes and mollusks . Commonly captured by sport fishers and by scuba divers . Flesh is good eating but eggs are poisonous and will make humans violently ill .
Sebastes paucispinis Ayres, 1854 (Boccacio rockfish) Adults found over rocky reefs, but also common on open bottoms to about 320 m . Juveniles are pelagic and settle in near shore nursery areas, then move to deeper habitats . Young form schools . Feed mainly on fishes, in...
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Sebastes elongatus Ayres, 1859 (Striped rockfish) A common inhabitant of both inshore and offshore areas . Found on rocky as well as soft bottoms . Viviparous . Only the largest individuals are filleted for human consumption, smaller ones are processed into fishmeal or...
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Artedius corallinus (Hubbs, 1926) (coralline sculpin) Occurs in rocky areas, intertidal and to 21 m depth.

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