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  • Nº66 # Date: 2022-05-03 - 15:09
  • # Max Depth: 21.2m Duration: 52mins
Diver's Notes

First dive just Wilson and I, so nice doing our own thing. The entry and exit for this site is the same - surface swim to the buoy (watching for boat and air traffic), then descending the shot line and the reciprocal on the way back to the jetty.
Swam over some Titan Trigger Fish (BIG MISTAKE) one of them nipped me on the knee. Found out afterwards that they are nesting near the buoy line. Will defo steer clear of them in the future. Headed North against the current. When we were at the wreck a giant eel came over the top of Wilson and into the wreck and then out through the bottom and up the reef to a safe piece of reef.
The exit was a nightmare. A Plane came in just as we were about 1/3 of the way across, had to head back to the buoy line to get out of the way, then when we eventually made it near the jetty the dive boat wanted to dock. They had to wait for us the swim was hard due to the rip current.
I am adding a kilo to my weight as I was far to buoyant at the end of the dive.
SPECIES: Titan trigger fish, Giant Moray eel, Red Cod, Oriental sweetlips, Headband Butterfly fish, Short nose unicorn fish, Picasso fish, Humbugs, damsels (blue/green) (Blue,/yellow) Goldies, granulated sea star fish, Blue/green damsels, cleaner wrasse, Black Jacks, Moorish Idols, Travelli, spiny lobster, garden eels, Clown trigger fish, yellow snappers, fire gobi, Black mouth sea cucumber

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  • Surface interval:240 mins
  • Temp: Surf 30°C Bottom 30°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Wreck, Reef
  • Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 7 kg
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  • 1. Nitrox 32
  • 12L Steel     200 → 70 bar
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  • Average depth: 11.2m
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Species Identified

Balistoides viridescens (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Titan triggerfish) Occur in lagoon, seaward reefs and sheltered inner reef slopes . Juveniles often associated with isolated patches of branching coral or rubble of shallow sandy protected areas. Adults occur singly or in pairs on the slo...
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Gymnothorax javanicus (Bleeker, 1859) (Giant moray)
Plectorhinchus vittatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Oriental sweetlips) Inhabits coral reefs and inshore rocky reefs . Juveniles solitary, inhabits clear shallow protected lagoon; adults may be solitary or occur in aggregations .
Naso annulatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) (Whitemargin unicornfish)
Rhinecanthus assasi (Forsskål, 1775) (Picasso triggerfish) Inhabits shallow sandy and rubble areas of coral reefs . Juveniles are commonly found on reef flats . Feeds on benthic invertebrates . Caught with artisanal gear, mainly pots .
Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Peters, 1855) (Sea goldie) Found above coral outcrops or patch reefs of clear lagoons, channels, or outer reef slopes. Form large aggregations. Feed on zooplankton . A protogynous hermaphrodite . Males are territorial and haremic . Color patter...
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