Julie, Terry, David and Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 79 and 1 x 69 minute dives in water depths up to 16.1 m, up to 10 m viz, 23 C water temp.
With the weather changing and a northerly coming we opted for a site we have not been to in a while on the eastern side of Old Woman Island. Large isolated boulders scatter the bottom, almost like mooring blocks. The bottom was very healthy and target rich. Thuridilla splendens seemed to be everywhere we looked. Nice diving!
Number of each species sighted 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Bornella anguilla 2/1
Ceratosoma tenue 1/1
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 1/1
Dermatobranchus sp. 8 1/5
Doriprismatica atromarginata 4/6
Elysia maoria -/1
Elysia pusilla 1/6
Elysia sp. 11 1/-
Flabellina exoptata 2/-
Flabellina rubrolineata 2/-
Glossodoris rufomarginata 1/1
Goniobranchus albonares 1/-
Goniobranchus coi 1/-
Goniobranchus daphne 4/2
Goniobranchus splendidus 8/5
Goniobranchus sp. 6 -/6
Hypselodoris jacksoni 2/6
Hypselodoris obscura 1/2
Hypselodoris sp. 2 -/1
Mariaglaja inornata -/5
Mexichromis mariei 1/-
Phyllidia ocellata 2/1
Phyllidia varicosa -/1
Phyllidiella pustulosa 2/-
Phyllidiopsis burni -/1
Pteraeolidia semperi 2/-
Roboastra luteolineata 3/4
Sagaminopteron ornatum 4/4
Thuridilla albopustulosa -/1
* Thuridilla splendens 11/5
Tenellia sibogae 1/-
Tritoniopsis elegans 2/-
Tylodina corticalis 6/-
Verconia decussata -/1
Verconia sp. 2 -/2
Verconia romeri 1/-
Our ride
Substrate
David shooting by the line
Goniobranchus albonares
Goniobranchus daphne
Ceratosoma tenue
Doriprismatica atromarginata
The Block
Flabellina rubrolineata
Elysia pusilla
Dermatobranchus sp. 7
Goniobranchus splendidus
A pair of Tritoniopsis elegans
Thuridilla splendens
Verconia romeri
Old Woman Island from the east
Discussion time
Verconia sp. 2
Thuridilla albopustulosa
Elysia pusilla
Dermatobranchus sp. 8
Mariaglaja inornata
Hypselodoris sp. 2
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Elysia pusilla
Mariaglaja inornata
Ceratosoma tenue
Flabellina exoptata
Tylodina corticalis
Elysia maoria
Roboastra luteolineata
Mariaglaja inornata
Tylodina corticalis
Landmark
Goniobranchus coi
Verconia decussata
Tenellia sibogae
Elysia sp. 11
