Smmcdonald
United States
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Nº53
Date: 2015-08-01 - 09:24
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Max Depth: 7.7m Duration: 27mins
Dive Location
- Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 26°C
- Dive type : Training, Observe OW Training
- Visibility: Average Water: Fresh
Specific gear used
- BCD: Scubapro - Nighthawk
- Camera: GoPro - Hero3+
- Computer: Scubapro - Luna
- Fins: Scubapro - Twin Jet
- Regulator: Scubapro - AIR2
- Regulator: Scubapro - MK21/S560
- Weights: 1.8 kg
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Dive with Billy Harloff
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Billy Harloff,
Eric
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Dive Profile
- 1. Air
- 10L Aluminium 214 → 127 bar
- Average depth: 4.8m
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Species Identified
Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819 (Sunfish)
Found frequently in lakes, ponds, reservoirs and sluggish streams ; occur primarily in reservoirs in Hawaii; preferably live in deep weed beds . Active mainly during dusk and dawn. Adults feed upon snails, small crayfis...
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Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802) (American black bass)
Inhabits clear, vegetated lakes, ponds, swamps, and backwaters and pools of creeks and rivers . Usually found over mud or sand and common in impoundments . An introduced species in Europe reported to avoid fast-flowing w...
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Tagged along with Billy on another OW training/check dive. This time, I'm doing both days, just to see the entire process from the observer's POV. This class is a bit bigger, with 5 total students and 2 instructors. Billy is assisted by Eric today, and Eric took the lead for most of the dive, while I corralled the students and generally watched for their safety, swimming behind the group mostly.
The water vis has dropped dramatically since being out here 2 weeks ago, and the thermocline has dipped down to 24' (and even there it is 81 degrees instead of high 70's).
We swam to the bus, performed mask clearing and regulator removal skills. Then swam a short circle tour over boat, Al's car, hoops, etc.
Saw fewer fish this time out. Not as many fry schools either, and the ones we did see have been thinned. Fish are twice as large as before.
Dove with 80's today (short dives), so I wore 2 lbs. Billy put in an additional 2 lbs just to have in case someone needed the extra weight. I was heavy (funny, since before last month I was diving with 10-12 lbs).