Steve Dillon
United States
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Nº23
Date: 2008-06-14 - 09:01
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Max Depth: 22.8m Duration: 53mins
Dive Location
- Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 28°C
- Dive type : Recreational, Wreck, Photo, Boat
- Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
- BCD: Dacor - Talon
- Boots: Akona -
- Camera: Sony - DSC-T33
- Computer: Uwatec - SmartCom
- Fins: Dacor - Panther
- Mask: Dacor - Nautilus
- Regulator: Mares - M12 Octo
- Regulator: Mares - M12 Proton
- Wet suit: Mares - 3mm
- Weights: 5 kg
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Justin Jahelka
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Dive Profile
- 1. Nitrox 32
- 11L Aluminium 204 → 36 bar
- Average depth: 16.1m
Data provided by EOL.org
Species Identified
Canthigaster rostrata (Bloch, 1786) (sharpnose puffer)
Inhabits reefs and marginal habitats such as seagrass beds . Diet consists of seagrass, sponges, crabs and other crustaceans, mollusks, polychaete worms, sea urchins, starfishes, hydroids and algae . Monogamous .
Acanthostracion polygonius Poey, 1876 (honeycomb cowfish)
Occurs in clear water around coral reefs. Feeds on sponges, alcyonarians, tunicates, and shrimp. Uncommon and wary . Consumed fresh, generally roasted .
Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791) (yellowtail snapper)
Haemulon flavolineatum (Desmarest, 1823) (French grunt)
Occurs in large schools on rocky and coral reefs, often under ledges or close to elkhorn coral . Juveniles abundant in near-shore seagrass beds . Feeds mainly on small crustaceans . Marketed fresh .
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The Ancient Mariner was formerly the USCG Nemesis. It was turned into a restaurant and then later sunk as part of the artificial wreck/reef system. It's a nice shallow wreck with many opportunities for penetration. The steps are covered with softball-sized clams and the ceiling of the lower deck was covered with a yell-green flowery soft coral. Once the silt was stirred up, I explored the outside hull. The high side was like diving a wall. There was an easy current that carried me from front to back. Lots of fish inhabited the inside, but few were out. One room near the stern was dark. Next time I'd like to explore that one. This was Justin's first dive in salt, first dive out of training. He loved it!