A single shore entry dive by Gary, Fran and Never of 178 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 27 C water temperature and up to 4m viz.
I got caught on the motorway to Mooloolaba in a massive stopped traffic jam. What would take 12-15 minutes took 1 hour and 35 minutes, which included me driving over a median strip to go back and take the exit to Kawana and then to the river....whew. After the dive I had a flat battery and had to call roadside assist. After some heavy all night rain the river was a little worse for wear. Finding the third Embletonia gracilis was a treat for me. Also great to see where the numbers of Myja sp. 1.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys sp. shell -1
Cratena lineata -1
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -1
Discodoris lilacina -1
Doto sp. 6 -6
Embletonia gracilis -1 (Third animal found)
Facelina sp. 3 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -1
Flabellina lotos -1
Goniobranchus decorus -4
Goniobranchus daphne -4
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -4
* Hypselodoris obscura -18
Myja sp. 1 -11
Niparaya sp. 1 -1
Phyllodesmium acanthorhinum -1
Phyllodesmium opalescens -1
Pleurobranchus weberi -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell -3
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Entry
Surface
Substrate
Goniobranchus decorus
Thuridilla carlsoni
Dermatobranchus sp. 7
Doto sp. 6
Myja sp. 1
Pleurobranchus weberi
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus decorus
Niparaya sp. 1
Niparaya sp. 1
Facelina sp. 3
Phyllodesmium opalescens
Goniobranchus geometricus
Goniobranchus daphne
Hypselodoris obscura
Atys sp. shell
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Roxaniella leucampyx shell
Embletonia gracilis
Goniobranchus daphne
Myja sp. 1
a dying Pleurobranchus weberi
Goniobranchus decorus
Flabellina lotos
Facelina sp. 11
Pteraeolidia semperi
Discodoris lilacina
