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  • Nº15 # Date: 2009-05-28 - 09:20
  • # Max Depth: 27.4m Duration: 35mins
Diver's Notes

Mama Vina is a small wreck off the coast of Playa Del Carmen, a little south. Not a lot of sea life, but some fish, As we arrived an swam along the starboard side, we saw a stingray swimming away and it swam back and away again. Some penetration into the hull and up a ladder into the pilot house. There was a an air pocket, so we bobbed our heads in and took off our masks for a few seconds. A lot of debris as we swam away and we followed a large turtle for a while swiming aft of the wreck. We also saw a forklift which must have fallen off a ship at some point.

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  • Temp: Surf 28°C Bottom 28°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Deep dive, Wreck, Boat, Penetration
  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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  • Wet suit: - Shorty
  • Weights: 7.3 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 10L Aluminium     207 → 28 bar
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  • Average depth: 18.3m
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Species Identified

Canthidermis sufflamen (Mitchill, 1815) (Filefish) Common near drop-offs of seaward reefs . Occasionally in shallow water. Solitary or in small groups in open water. Often associated with Sargassum . Feeds mainly on large zooplankton. Minimum depth reported from Ref. 13121.
Melichthys niger (Bloch, 1786) (Black triggerfish)
Epigonus denticulatus Dieuzeide, 1950 (Bigeye) Adults benthic on the continental slope and collected with bottom trawls . Juveniles are pelagic in depths of 130-145 and 350-425 m . Feed on small fishes and planktonic invertebrates . Oviparous .
Haemulon parra (Desmarest, 1823) (Sailor's grunt) Inhabits shallow coastal reefs, the young on seagrass beds, adults in schools in relatively open areas . Rare at oceanic islands . Feeds at night on mollusks and small fishes . Marketed fresh .
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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Gymnothorax funebris Ranzani, 1839 (Green cong) A benthic and solitary species occurring along rocky shorelines, reefs, and mangroves .Usually found shallower than 30 m . Due to its large size and aggressiveness, the bites of this moray are particularly dangerous . F...
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Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758) (seahorse)
Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847 (Atlantic tarpon)
Cancer irroratus Say, 1817 (Atlantic rock crab)
Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790) (Bishop ray) Large groups of spotted eagle rays may be seen outside of the breeding season. These rays swim close to the surface and can occasionally be seen jumping clear out of the water (known as 'breaching') . Females give birth to...
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Dasyatis sabina (Lesueur, 1824) (Atlantic stingray)

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