Smmcdonald
United States
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Nº50
Date: 2015-07-26 - 10:52
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Max Depth: 8.5m Duration: 68mins
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- Temp: Surf 26°C Bottom 27°C
- Dive type : Recreational
- Visibility: Bad Water: Fresh
Specific gear used
- BCD: Scubapro - Nighthawk
- Computer: Scubapro - Luna
- Fins: Scubapro - Twin Jet
- Mask: Genesis - Panview
- Regulator: Scubapro - AIR2
- Regulator: Scubapro - MK21/S560
- Weights: 0 kg
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Dive Shop & Buddies
Dive buddies:
Jennifer McDonald,
Joseph Johnson,
Billy Harloff,
Emily,
Shane Briggs
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Dive Profile
- 1. Air
- 12L Aluminium 221 → 54 bar
- Average depth: 5.1m
Data provided by EOL.org
Species Identified
Holacanthus bermudensis Goode, 1876 (Blue angel)
Inhabits rocky or coral reefs . Juveniles in channels and on inshore reefs . Feeds primarily on sponges . Small juveniles do well in aquariums once they begin to accept food.
Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau, 1855 (Barber)
Inhabits shallow bottoms with coral or rocky formations . Usually occurs in groups of five or more individuals. Mainly diurnal species. Feeds on algae. The spine on both sides of the caudal peduncle may inflict painful wounds . Marketed fresh. Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115.
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Dive # 50!!!
Recreational dive along wall toward "the grotto", with Billy, Jen, Joseph, Emily, Shane and (someone else; another new diver). I stayed between Jen and Billy, who brought up the rear. Not long into the dive, Joseph and his group (Shane, Emily, new diver-guy) turned around and headed back. The three of us continued on until my air ran down to around 1800 psi and turned back and out via the dock.
We didn't make it as far as Joseph and I did a few weeks ago, but it was easy-going and fun. We also didn't surface at the turn-around, however we did pop up once when Billy realized he lost track of the wall! We were on point though, so we had a good laugh, dove back under water and continued on to the rock crusher (first time I have seen the part of the conveyor between that toward the shore and the rock crusher itself).
Not too many fish this time. We saw a few bluegills and bass, but nothing like the last few dives. We did swim through one very large, and one average size fry schools near the crusher.