A single shore dive by Terry and Julie of 126 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9m, 24 C water temperature and up to 2m viz.
With TC Owen forecast to head back down the coast, we decided on a dive before the rain and wind made conditions in the river less than pleasant. Little did we know that the Trichodesmium (algae) had been washed into the river creating the impression of Toxic Sludge on the water surface. Deciding that the water looked clean enough under the surface we went ahead and dived anyway. Despite the murky conditions of the water we still managed a reasonable species diversity.
Species and number thereof sighted
*Species with highest specimen count
Bulbaeolidia alba - 1
Facelina bourailli - 1
Flabellina rubrolineata - 6
Goniobranchus daphne - 10
Goniobranchus geometricus - 1
Goniodoridella savignyi - 3
*Goniodoridella sp. 1 - 14+
Gymnodoris amakusana - 7
Gymnodoris sp. 13 - 8
Gymnodoris sp. 17 - 1
Gymnodoris sp. 20 - 2
Hypselodoris obscura - 3
Hypselodoris roo - 1
Hypselodoris whitei - 3
Okenia liklik - 3
Pteraeolidia semperi - 2
Spinophallus falciphallus - 1
Tenellia sp. 17 - 2
Tenellia sp. 29 - 1
Thuridilla carlsoni - 2
Trapania vitta - 1
Unidentia sp. 2 - 1
Unidentia sp. 7 - 2
Verconia simplex - 1
Surface conditions
Water surface
Tenellia sp. 17
Unidentia sp. 2
Goniobranchus daphne
Bulbaeolidia alba
Goniobranchus geometricus
Thuridilla carlsoni
Facelina bourailli
Pteraeolidia semperi
Okenia liklik
Gymnodoris amakusana
Gymnodoris sp. 17
Goniodoridella savignyi
Verconia simplex
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Spinophallus falciphallus
