Terry & David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 77 minute and 1 x 81 minute dives in water depths of 15 m to 18 m. Visibility of 6 m, 24 C water temperature and some surge.
The forecast of medium strength W to SW winds abating in the late morning made our choice of Nudi Ledge as the dive site perfectly suited. Terry dropped the anchor spot on the sandy ledge right at the foot of the rocky wall. We worked one way along the wall and on top for the first dive and the other way on the second. Sea slugs are still not in the same numbers we enjoyed before our summer of rough seas and substantial rainfall run off. Apart from the large specimens of Phyllodesmium magnum and Phyllidia varicosa most species were quite juvenile.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Chromodoris kuiteri -/2
Cratena lineata -/1
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa 1/-
Doriprismatica atromarginata 3/3
Facelina sp. 3 1/-
Flabellina rubrolineata -/1
Goniodoridella savignyi 1/-
Gymnodoris alba -/1
Gymnodoris sp. 9 1/-
Hypselodoris jacksoni -/3
Hypselodoris obscura 2/1
Hypselodoris whitei -/2
Jorunna sp. 3 -/1
Phyllidia elegans 1/-
Phyllidia exquisita -/1
Phyllidia ocellata 2/1
Phyllidia picta -/1
Phyllidia varicosa 2/1
* Phyllidiella lizae 2/6
Phyllidiella pustulosa -/2
Phyllodesmium magnum 2/-
Pleurolidia juliae 1/-
* Pteraeolidia ianthina 3/5
Sagaminopteron ornatum 1/-
Tritoniopsis alba 1/-
Surface conditions
Goniodoridella savignyi
Gymnodoris sp. 9
Pleurolidia juliae
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa
(seems to lack nodules)
Substrate
Phyllodesmium magnum -trailing pair
Phyllodesmium magnum -head shot
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Phyllidia picta
Jorunna sp. 3
Flabellina rubrolineata
Hypselodoris whitei
Cratena lineata
Gymnodoris alba
