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  • Nº54 # Date: 1998-12-28 - 13:04
  • # Max Depth: 33m Duration: 29mins
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Drift dive across Protea Banks

In - 13:04
Out - 14:33
Average depth - 21m
Visibility - 20 m ->, 30+ m |

Lots of Giant Sand Sharks and 1 x Zambezi at depth. Potato Bass. On way to surface at 18m saw a huge female Zambezi. +300Kg, 3.5 metres. AWESOME!

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  • Temp: Surf 27°C Bottom 23°C
  • Dive type : Recreational
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 6 kg
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  • 1. Air
  • 12L Steel     230 → 100 bar
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  • Average depth: 22m
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Rhynchobatus djiddensis (Forsskål, 1775) (Giant guitarfish) The giant guitarfish swims onto reef flats at high tide to feed and find refuge . Diet comprises crabs, lobsters, clams, small fish and squid . Males mature at a length of around 156 cm, females at around 177 cm. Repr...
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Epinephelus tukula Morgans, 1959 (potato cod) Mainly found in deep reef channels and seamounts, in current prone areas . Juveniles may be found in tide pools . Feeds on reef fishes, skates, crabs, and spiny lobsters . Considered to be exceedingly territorial and ve...
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Carcharhinus leucas (Müller and Henle, 1839) (Bullshark) The biology of the bull shark is still little known but it shows extraordinary physiological adaptations that allow it to persist in both freshwater and saltwater. Bull sharks have been captured in places you would never ...
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