Xkey
United Kingdom
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Nº13
Date: 2009-05-30 - 11:05
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Max Depth: 16m Duration: 46mins
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- Temp: Surf 23°C Bottom 12°C
- Dive type : Recreational, Wreck, Reef
- Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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- Weights: 16 kg
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- 12L Steel 205 → 30 bar
- Average depth: 10.7m
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Species Identified
Crossaster papposus (Linnaeus, 1767) (spiny sun star, common sun star)
Henricia oculata (Bloody Henry starfish)
Pagurus bernhardus (common hermit crab)
Eats on dead organic material. A long foreplay, to ensure the baring of the abdomen was not vain. The mating only lasts less than a minute.
Homarus gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758) (European lobster)
The common lobster is a scavenger, and uses its pincers to manipulate food items . The sexes are separate, spawning occurs once a year in summer, and after mating, the female carries the eggs on her walking legs for a...
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Dived off far right reef with John from work. Saw big reef couple of lobsters loads of starfish and sea earchin. This was my first dive with my drysuit, got major sqeeze nipped around my balls abit. Dropped my fin, lost my computer and my tank slipped down my back!!! Nightmare of a dive. Lucky John found my computer on the way back. Drysuit took a bit of getting used to but ok now. saw big wreck at the end of the point called the "Euwglen"