We made 2 dives about 70 minutes each. This site is 16 - 20 m depth and is also a very "target rich" substrate. 18C water temp and 10 m vis. First real day of cool water.
This site is made of large self standing boulders some 4 m high with a sand bottom. Reminds me of islands in the sand. The surface conditions were over cast and little wind. There was some surge but not too bad. This is a great site.
Number of each species recorded: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with the highest count
Aegires citrinus 1/-
Aegires flores 1/-
Ardeadoris rubroannulata -/1
Ardeadoris sp. 2 10/2
Bornella anguilla 3/3
Chromodoris sp. 1 1/-
Chromodoris striatella -/1
Cratena lineata 9/5
Dermatobranchus ornatus 2/3
Diversidoris crocea 1/-
Doriprismatica atromarginata 1/1
Flabellina rubrolineata -/1
*Goniobranchus splendidus 13/12
Hypselodoris jacksoni 7/7
Hypselodoris obscura 4/3
Hypselodoris tryoni 1/-
Phyllidia ocellata -/1
Phyllidiella lizae 2/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 1/-
Pteraeolidia semperi 1/-
Roboastra luteolineata 1/-
Sagaminopteron ornatum 2/1
Tritoniopsis alba 1/-
Verconia norba -/2
Verconia sp. 2 -/1
Surface conditions looking south to Caloundra
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris tryoni
Goniobranchus splendidus
Substrate
Goniobranchus splendidus
...and more Goniobranchus splendidus
Hypselodoris obscura
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Bornella anguilla
Goniobranchus splendidus
Aegires citrinus
Aegires flores
Roboastra luteolineata
The sponge(?) that Cratena lineata is found under
Looking under the sponge (?)
Cratena lineata
Substrate
Pteraeolidia semperi
Goniobranchus splendidus
Chromodoris striatella
Diversidoris crocea
Chromodoris sp. 1
Bornella anguilla
Ardeadoris rubroannulata
Flabellina rubrolineata
Verconia sp. 2
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Goniobranchus splendidus and Hypselodoris jacksoni
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Hypselodoris obscura
