Terry & David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 84 minute and 1 x 71 minute dives in water depths of 13 m to 14 m. Visibility of 3 m, 24 C water temperature and some intermittent surge.
With west to south-west winds forecast we selected the northern side of Old Woman Island to be the best site to offer some protection with regard to surface conditions and we would just have to put up with whatever visibility was on offer. Slugs were again in short supply.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Berthella martensi -/1
Bornella anguilla 1/-
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus 1/-
Doriprismatica atromarginata 1/1
Glossodoris vespa 1/-
Goniobranchus splendidus -/1
Noumea laboutei -/1
Phyllidia elegans 1/-
Phyllidia exquisita -/1
* Phyllidia ocellata 3/-
Phyllidiella lizae 1/-
Phyllidiella pustulosa -/1
Phyllodesmium hyalinum 1/- (New species)
Pteraeolidia ianthina 1/-
Sagaminopteron ornatum -/1
Thuridilla splendens -/1
Tritoniopsis alba -/2
Bornella anguilla
Phyllidia exquisita
Tritoniopsis alba
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Substrate
Phyllidia elegans
Noumea laboutei
Thuridilla splendens
Berthella martensi
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Goniobranchus splendidus
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus
Phyllodesmium hyalinum - New species
(See page for this species for explanation)
