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  • Nº43 # Date: 1998-09-24 - 08:30
  • # Max Depth: 31m Duration: 26mins
Diver's Notes

In - 08:30
Out - 08:56
Average depth - 24 m
Visibility - 15 m ->, 15 m |

First launch with life vests. No sharks. Buddy descended like a rock - Buoyancy problem. At end of dive buddy used octo for 5 minutes. Too light for safety stop. Must put on 1 kg extra. Moorish Idol, Parrot Fish, Starfish, plankton in water. One divers cylinder came loose in dive. Helped put it back. Saw flying fish and dolphin on way to site.

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  • Surface interval:200 mins
  • Temp: Surf 25°C Bottom 24°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Training
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 6 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     230 → 50 bar
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  • Average depth: 20.7m
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Species Identified

Lagenorhynchus acutus (Gray, 1828) (atlantic white-sided dolphin) This species is a very social and active animal; it forms groups of up to several hundred individuals , and tends to readily mix with other species of cetaceans . This fast-swimming species can often be seen breaching , b...
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Parexocoetus mento (Valenciennes, 1847) (African sailfin flyingfish) Found in near-shore surface waters, never spread to open sea . Capable of leaping out of the water and gliding above the surface .
Zanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Moorish idol)

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