Terry and David on this single, afternoon, shore entry dive of 157 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 26 C water temperature and 2 m viz.
Despite all the recent rain we still had 2 m of visibility with which to grope around for slugs. Halfway through the dive it became very dark due to the arrival of a storm. Torrential rain was still falling when we surfaced and waterfalls were running off the car park areas across the rock revetment into the river. An incredible number of Flabellina angelvaldesi and Pteraeolidia semperi were sighted.
Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Doto sp. 3 -5
* Flabellina angelvaldesi -70+
Flabellina rubrolineata -1
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -1
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 9 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2
Hypselodoris obscura -3
Philinopsis gardineri -1
Pleurobranchus weberi -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -30+
Retusa sp. 3 -1 (To be confirmed)
Trinchesia sibogae -1
Doto sp. 3
Pteraeolidia semperi and Flabellina rubrolineata
Pteraeolidia semperi
Flabellina angelvaldesi - anterior end
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Retusa sp. 3 (To be confirmed) In situ
Retusa sp. 3 (To be confirmed)
Flabellina rubrolineata
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Gymnodoris sp. 9
Goniobranchus daphne
