A single shore dive by Gary, Gail, Adele and Amanda on this excursion consisting of 1 x 138 minute dive in water depth up to 5.7 m, 1-2 m viz, 28 C water temp.
Another fine summer day to dive the river. The water temp was a warm 28 C and the because the tidal flow was so low the viz had dropped off. There was enough viz to find our friends. Hidden in the base of the hydroid bushes were quite a few Doto sp. with egg masses. As the dive was progressing I kept feeling a tug on the reel and float. After a while I ascended only to find a guy trying to take his fishing hook out of the line. He had no idea what the dive flag meant and no idea there were people in the water. Grrrr.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys semistriatus shell -3
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
* Cratena lineata -14
* Doto sp. 6 -14
Eubranchus sp. 10 -3
Facelina sp. 11 -2
* Flabellina rubrolineata -14
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniobranchus decorus -1
Goniobranchus geometricus -3
Goniodoridella savignyi -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -3
Hypselodoris obscura -8
Thuridilla carlsoni -2
Unidentia sp. 2 -2
Cratena lineata
Facelina sp. 11
Goniodoridella savignyi
Substrate
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Thuridilla carlsoni
Flabellina rubrolineata
Goniobranchus decorus
Flabellina rubrolineata
Substrate
Hypselodoris obscura
Doto sp. 6 four animals in this group
A large Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus geometricus
Unidentia sp. 2
Goniobranchus daphne
Thuridilla carlsoni
Bulbaeolidia alba
Atys semistriatus shell
Doto sp. 6
Doto sp. 6
Eubranchus sp. 10
