Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Species List: 16-05-2018, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

6 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 16-05-2018.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Nick of 40 minutes. Maximum depth 6.2 m, 22C water temperature and 0-5 m viz.

The morning looked great and the water looked clear. Finding 3 species on the Fish Cage was a good start. Then the channel profiler tug was getting close...a bit too close and then the water turned into almost zero viz and the noise was too much and we aborted the dive.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Eubranchus sp. 10 3
* Flabellina rubrolineata 6
Goniobranchus decorus 1
Goniodoridella savignyi 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 5
Hypselodoris obscura 3

The entry

Substrate

Fish Cage

Goniobranchus decorus

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Nick searching the Fish Cage

Hypselodoris obscura

Flabellina rubrolineata

Hypselodoris obscura

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Eubranchus sp. 10

Eubranchus sp. 10