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  • Nº13 # Date: 2014-02-27 - 11:30
  • # Max Depth: 16m Duration: 38mins
Diver's Notes

Horseshoe part of the reef.

Saw Nurse Shark (sleeping)
, Leatherback Turtle (hiding under reef),
Eel.

Regulator had mouth leak that messed up my normal breathing cadence once or twice. Oops.

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  • Temp: Surf 29°C Bottom 27°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 7.3 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 10.7m
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Species Identified

Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Nurse shark) During the day the nurse shark is a sluggish animal, spending most of its time resting on sandy bottoms, or in crevices in rocks and coral reefs. Often several nurse sharks may congregate when resting, sometimes even pili...
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Eretmochelys imbricata (LINNAEUS) 1766 (Hawksbill Turtle) Hawksbills may take decades to mature and it could be between 20 to 40 years before they are ready to breed . Upon reaching sexual maturity, a female will typically lay up to five clutches of around 100 to 140 eggs in one ...
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Stylaster roseus (Pallas, 1766) calcareous colonies, no free medusae
Sphyraena guachancho Cuvier, 1829 (Guachanche barracuda) Occurs in shallow and generally turbid coastal water over muddy bottoms, often around river estuaries. Schooling species . Feeds on mainly on fishes belonging to the Engraulidae, Clupeidae, Lutjanidae and Synodontidae fa...
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