user picture
  • Nº38 # Date: 2012-03-17 - 08:59
  • # Max Depth: 8.5m Duration: 20mins
Diver's Notes

Nat Geo Cert dive

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Temp: Surf 16°C Bottom 14°C
  • Dive type : Training
  • Visibility: Bad Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Zeagle - Brigade w/ trim pockets
  • Boots: Henderson - Aqualock 7mm size 12
  • Gloves: Henderson - Aqualock 3mm L
  • Hood: Henderson - Aqualock 7mm L
  • Mask: Scubapro - Orbit
  • Other: XS Scuba - Lead shot (2x5,2x4,4x2)
  • Regulator: Atomic Aquatics - T2X
  • Regulator: Atomic Aquatics - SS1 Titanium
  • Wet suit: Henderson - Aqualock 7mm XL
  • Knife: Deep Sea - Wanoka (Zeagle Brigade)
  • Weights: 11.8 kg
Recent Divers in Catalina Island
Recent Pictures in Catalina Island
Dive Shop & Buddies
  • Dive buddies: Lori Sherrill, Karen Conmy
#

Link to this spot:

  • Spot:
  • Country:
  • Area:
  • Body of water:

Dive Profile

Data provided by EOL.org

Species Identified

Sargassum (Hroznovice)
Hypsypops rubicundus (Girard, 1854) (Damselfish)
Alloclinus holderi (Lauderbach, 1907) (island kelpfish) Inhabits rocky areas, subtidal and to 49 m depth .
Panulirus interruptus (J. W. Randall, 1840) (California spiny lobster)
Chromis punctipinnis (Cooper, 1863) (Blacksmith chromis) Occurs near bottom over or near rocks, especially over steep banks, and also in kelp beds. Young school in open ocean. Retires to rocky holes at night. Good eating.
Oxyjulis californica (Günther, 1861) (senorita) Live in kelp and other seaweeds and over rocks. Found usually at depths shallower than 23 m but also caught at depths up to 73 m. Often form small groups, frequently well off bottom. When disturbed often burrows in bott...
Read More
Lythrypnus dalli (Gilbert, 1890) (Catalina goby)
Rhinogobiops nicholsii (Bean, 1882) (Blackeye goby) Found usually in sandy areas near rocks. Occurs from intertidal areas to 106 m depth. Retreats to rocks or holes when approached. Young are found usually offshore among plankton. Oviparous . A protogynous hermaphrodit...
Read More
Haliotis (Abalon)
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 .
Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque, 1819 (Sheepshead) Occur in bottoms of medium to large rivers and lakes . Adults feed on aquatic insect immatures such as mayflies , amphipods, fish , crayfish and mollusks. Larval stages of drum consume larvae of other fishes, while young...
Read More

Share on Social Networks

  • Facebook:

    personalize your shared text as well as its destination (wall, page...) or send as a private message to a friend

  • Twitter: personalize your tweet
  • Google Plus: +1 and add a comment

Direct link to this dive

  • Long link:
  • Short link:

#
#
Close

Species

(...)

Add		 Comments

(...)

Add
Loading

Loading...

What's up on Diveboard