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  • Nº30 # Date: 2010-07-13 - 12:59
  • # Max Depth: 24.5m Duration: 42mins
Diver's Notes

This was supposed to be a shark watching adventure, but the visibility was so bad that we probably wouldn't have seen them coming if they did. It was like diving in a kelp forrest. A visible 10 degree thermocline waited for us on the bottom where we gathered to watch. After a few minutes, I became bored and started looking at the macro life on the reef. A few trumpet fish passed by and I corralled them back over to the group so they would have something to look at. I found a clam and a nudibranch and there were a few colorful fish. I split from the group with four others and we battled the current. Beyond a huge green turtle, there was nothing else to see.

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  • Surface interval:73 mins
  • Temp: Surf 23°C Bottom 23°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Drift, Reef, Boat
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
Specific gear used
  • BCD: Dacor - Talon
  • Boots: Akona -
  • Camera: Sony - DSC-TX1
  • Computer: Uwatec - Smart Z
  • Fins: Dacor - Panther
  • Mask: Dacor - Nautilus
  • Regulator: Mares - M12 Octo
  • Regulator: Mares - M12 Proton
  • Wet suit: Mares - 3mm
  • Weights: 4 kg
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  • Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures confirmed the dive with parameters: 24.5m / 42mins
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  • 1. Nitrox 33
  • 11L Aluminium     204 → 62 bar
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  • Average depth: 17.3m
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Species Identified

Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes, 1839) (yellowhead wrasse) Commonly found on shallow and deep reefs and exposed rocky ledges. Feeds on various invertebrates. Forms leks during breeding . A protogynous hermaphrodite . Constantly on the move but easily attracted by divers. Generally of no interest to fisheries because of its small average size .
Aulostomus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Chinese trumpetfish) Found in clear, shallow water , in rocky and coral areas of protected and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic . Feeds on small fishes and shrimps . A slow-moving fish relying partly on stealth and camouflage to sneak up on unsuspecting prey. Often darts down vertically on its prey. Usually solitary .
Chelonia mydas Linnaeus 1758 (Green Turtle) Green turtles are long-lived and may take up to 59 years to reach sexual maturity Undertaking tremendous feats of navigation, adults return to the same beach to breed each season, part of the population in Brazil astonish...
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