Julie, Terry, Gary and David on this single, shore entry dive of 146 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9 m, 28 C water temperature and 3 m viz.
Small tides are allowing us to get into the water much earlier before the high tide. This compensates for the drop in visibility once the run stops and turns. Although the number of different species we sight is fairly constant, between 17 & 20 each dive, there are quite a few different ones each time apart from the core of usual suspects.
Number of species sighted
* Species with highest specimen count.
Analogium amakusanum -3
Elysia pusilla -2
* Flabellina angelvaldesi -47
Flabellina exoptata -1
Flabellina sp. 4 -1
Goniobranchus collingwoodi -2
Goniobranchus daphne -11
Goniobranchus decorus -5
Goniobranchus splendidus -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -31
Goniodoridella sp. 3 -2
Hypselodoris obscura -6
Phidiana bourailli -1
Phyllaplysia sp. ? -1 TBC
Pleurobranchus weberi -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -13
Trinchesia sp. 23 -1
Final checks completed - ready to dive
Goniobranchus decorus
Goniobranchus daphne
Elysia pusilla
Goniobranchus collingwoodi
Flabellina sp. 4
Analogium amakusanum
Flabellina angelvaldesi
Goniodoridella sp. 3
Pleurobranchus weberi
Flabellina exoptata
Phidiana bourailli
Substrate - "Twin Peaks"
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus splendidus - caught in
a scatological moment
Phyllaplysia sp. ?
Pteraeolidia semperi
Goniodoridella sp. 1
