Julie, Terry and David on this excursion consisting of 1 x 73 minute dive at Drop Off in water depths from 16 m to 18 m and 1 x 78 minute dive at Forskalii Park in water depths from 10 m to 12 m. 15 m viz, 21 C & 22 C water temp respectively and no surge.
We are out of our dry suits for different reasons and feeling the cold hence the shorter dive times. We went to a shallower dive site for the second dive in the hope of slightly warmer water and gained one degree in water temp. We'll take it.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aegires gardineri -/1
Ardeadoris sp.2 5/1
Baeolidia sp. 1 1/-
Bornella anguilla -/2
Cadlinella ornatissima 1/-
Chelidonura hirundinina 1/-
Chelidonura inornata 7/1
Dermatobranchus oculus 1/-
Dermatobranchus ornatus 2/2
Dermatobranchus sp. 8 -/1
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus -/2
* Doriprismatica atromarginata 8/18
Glossodoris vespa 1/2
Goniobranchus geometricus 1/-
Goniobranchus tinctorius 1/-
Goniobranchus splendidus 4/3
Goniodoris sp. 1 -/1
Hexabranchus sanguineus 1/-
Hypselodoris jacksoni 13/3
Hypselodoris obscura 1/3
Hypselodoris sagamiensis 2/-
Hypselodoris tryoni -/3
Hypselodoris whitei -/3
Mexichromis festiva -/1
Phyllidia ocellata 1/-
Phyllidia picta 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 2/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/3
Phyllidiopsis burni 1/-
Phyllodesmium macphersonae 1/-
Pteraeolidia semperi 1/-
Roboastra luteolineata 1/-
Sagaminopteron ornatum 7/2
Stiliger aureomarginatus -/2
Tambja tenuilineata 1/-
Thuridilla carlsoni 2/1
Thuridilla vatae -/2
Tritoniopsis alba 2/-
Verconia norba 4/-
Surface conditions
Chelidonura inornata
Goniobranchus splendidus
Goniobranchus tinctorius
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Hypselodoris sagamiensis
Hypselodoris tryoni
Phyllidia picta
Dermatobranchus ornatus
Pteraeolidia semperi
Tritoniopsis alba
Glossodoris vespa
Aegires gardineri
Mexichromis festiva
Stiliger aureomarginatus - a pair
Bornella anguilla
Verconia norba
Substrate
Chelidonura hirundinina
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Thuridilla carlsoni
Baeolidia sp. 1
Baeolidia sp. 1
Phyllodesmium macphersonae
Goniobranchus geometricus
Roboastra luteolineata
Ardeadoris sp.2 - several
Tambja tenuilineata
Goniodoris sp. 1
Dermatobranchus sp. 8
Thuridilla vatae
Dermatobranchus tuberculatus
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Hypselodoris whitei
