Kerry Sims
Australia
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Nº260
Date: 2013-02-04 - 10:02
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Max Depth: 21m Duration: 40mins
Dive Location
- Temp: Surf 32°C Bottom 28°C
- Dive type : Reef, Photo
- Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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Species Identified
Arothron stellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Blackspotted puffer)
Relatively uncommon in patch reefs and coral slopes near sandy areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles occur in sandy and weedy inner reefs, adults on clear lagoons and seaward reefs . Juveniles inshore, usual...
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First ever dive on the Great Barrier Reef after spending many days escaping the effects of ex-cyclone Oswald. On entering the water in the stinger suit spotted an awful lot of small jellyfish and quickly put the mittens on my stinger suit properly just in case!
Instantly came across a huge silver fish that followed us around for more than 10 minutes.
Headed along towards the outer part of the reef with the reef on the right. Saw huge shoals of yellow-tailed fusiliers, shaded batfish, fan corals, feather stars, christmas tree worms, colourful sea squirts, long straggly sea whips and on top of the reef were gatherings of diagonal-banded sweetlips which we took a few pictures of. Saw black spotted puffer, a six-banded angelfish beneath a reef ledge and lots of parrotfish grazing near the reef top.
Saw a turtle, baby reef shark and barracuda whilst snorkelling in the surface interval. Bizaarely still felt cold going through the thermoclines despite the water temperature being 28 degrees!