A single shore entry dive by Gary and Nick of 137 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 21C water temperature and up to 6 m viz.
After receiving intel that the river was clear water Nick and I jumped at the Rotunda. Upon approaching the bottom it a clear to us the dive was going to be good. The first thing I noticed was that there was no silt! Goniodoridella sp. 1 numbers have risen as well as Cratena lineata. As the 4th day of winter rolls on so does the water temp now at 22C...ahhh the drysuit!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys semistriatus shell -1
Cratena lineata -14
Cratena simba -1
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -1
Flabellina rubrolineata -24
Goniobranchus daphne -6
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -46
Goniodoridella sp. 5 -1
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Hypselodoris kanga -1
Hypselodoris obscura -12
Pteraeolidia semperi -5
Tenellia sp. ?? -1 New Species??
Entry
Nick ready to go
Flabellina rubrolineata
Substrate
Cratena lineata
Hypselodoris obscura
Cratena lineata
Flabellina rubrolineata
Goniobranchus decorus
Pteraeolidia semperi
Pteraeolidia semperi
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniobranchus daphne
Goniodoridella sp. 5
Goniobranchus geometricus
Flabellina rubrolineata
Hypselodoris kanga
Hypselodoris kanga gills
Substrate no silt!
Goniodoridella sp. 6
Channel Marker base
Channel Marker
Pteraeolidia semperi
Dermatobranchus sp. 7
Tenellia sp. ??
Cratena lineata
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella savignyi
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Atys semistriatus shell
Cratena lineata
Substrate
Cratena simba
Goniodoridella savignyi
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Tenellia sp. ??
