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  • Nº108 # Date: 2018-06-12 - 07:04
  • # Max Depth: 26.8m Duration: 31mins
Diver's Notes

Our group split into two smaller dive groups: The Dolphin Team and the Hammerhead Team. I was on the former, along with Jennifer, James, Tracy, Dennis, Gary, Johnny, Cathy and John. This was to be our first *real* dive in Galapagos, led by William Saltos. I dropped the hooded vest and my weight to 16lbs. I also changed masks: back to my trusty panview. I brought along the GoPro this time--as of the date of this log, I cannot find the card, so no pictures... We dropped down a wall to 90', then worked our way slowly back to the surface. Not much current or surge, despite being near the mouth of the narrow Itabaca Channel sandwiched between two islands: Santa Cruz to our south and the smaller Isla Baltra to our north. A lot of wrasse, starfish, urchins and other tropical fish. A white tipped reef shark and a green sea turtle were the only large animals to note. Visibility was much improved over yesterday, but not great: about the same as what I remember in Costa Rica. Hopefully the outer islands will be better. Back on the boat, a few people were talking about the nudibranchs. I had not seen them, but made a mental note to look for them on our next dive.

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  • Temp: Surf 24°C Bottom 22°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 7.3 kg
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  • Dive buddies: Jennifer McDonald, Johnny Kerr, Dennis Zullig, Tracy Newton, James Shawver, Cathy Dingman, John Dingman
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  • 1. Nitrox 28
  • 12L Aluminium     193 → 33 bar
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  • Average depth: 17.1m
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Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell, 1837) (Whitetip reef shark) Despite its docile nature during the day this nocturnal shark can become aggressive when hunting at night, thrashing through coral reefs looking for potential prey. The whitetip reef shark usually hunts alone, but is non-t...
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