Smmcdonald
United States
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Nº6
Date: 2014-08-14 - 08:30
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Max Depth: 11.6m Duration: 35mins
Dive Location
- Surface interval:25 mins
- Temp: Surf 32°C Bottom 30°C
- Dive type : Recreational, Wreck, Reef, Boat
- Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
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- Camera: GoPro - Hero3+
- Fins: Scubapro - Twin Jet
- Weights: 6.4 kg
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Dive Shop & Buddies
Dive with Quiescence Diving Services, Inc.
Dive buddies:
Jennifer McDonald,
Elliott Thomas
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Dive Profile
- 1. Air
- 10L Aluminium 207 → 34 bar
- Average depth: 7.7m
Data provided by EOL.org
Species Identified
Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) (Alho)
Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Blue tang surgeonfish)
Inhabits coral reefs, inshore grassy or rocky areas. Forms small groups . Mainly diurnal. Feeds entirely on algae . At Fernando de Noronha Archipelago in southwestern Atlantic, juveniles hold cleaning stations togeth...
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Haemulon sciurus (Shaw, 1803) (Blue striped grunt)
Found in small groups over coral and rocky reefs and drop-offs . Juveniles are abundant in Thalassia beds . Feeds on crustaceans, bivalves, and occasionally on small fishes. Marketed fresh.
Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mamo)
Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum, 1792) (Dogtooth snapper)
Occurs in shallow, clear, warm, coastal waters over coral reefs. Often near the shelter of elkhorn corals and gorgonians . Juveniles are encountered over sand bottoms with or without seagrass , and over muddy bottoms of ...
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Panulirus argus (Latreille, 1804) (Caribbean spiny lobster)
Anisotremus virginicus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Atlantic porkfish)
Inhabits reefs and rocky bottoms. Feeds at night on mollusks, echinoderms, annelids, and crustaceans . Young pick parasites from the bodies of larger fishes . Young are popular aquarium fish . Marketed fresh . Has been reared in captivity .
Anisotremus surinamensis (Bloch, 1791) (Black thicklip)
Inhabits larger patch reefs and quickly sloping rocky bottoms. Often near the shelter of caves, ledges, or wrecks . Feeds at night on crustaceans, mollusks, smaller fish, and the long-spined urchin, Diadema. Marketed fresh.
Chromis cyanea (Poey, 1860) (blue chromis)
Common above deep outer reefs and feeds in aggregations of the small zooplankton, primarily copepods . Often with creole wrasse. Retreats into coral crevices when frightened .
Equetus punctatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Spooted drum)
Occurs primarily on coral reefs. Secretive and usually solitary, under ledges or near small caves . Often seen during the day around the bases of corals . Feeds at night on crabs, shrimps, and polychaetes. Easily approached . Has been reared in captivity .
Scarus vetula Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Blownose)
Inhabits coral reefs and adjacent habitats. Feeds on algae scraped from rocks or dead coral. Sleeps in a mucus cocoon . Often seen in groups of one super male with several young adults, most of which are probably females . A protogynous hermaphrodite .
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First ocean dive, first dive from a boat, and first wreck dive! Seas were 1-2 chop/roll, with a very slight current. Temp was warm (90) with sunny skies. Easy natural navigation, we were lead by an experienced diver from Switzerland with his family on vacation ("Wynn").
Great first ocean experience. Capt. Steve was very accommodating and picked out a great first dive for us. We saw a barracuda and a lot of reef fish, as well as a few rock lobsters. Wynn said the spotted drum was probably the rarest of the fish we saw on this dive. (I need an ID chart.) Dive was filmed with GoPro Hero3+ with attached uw dive lens.