Thursday, February 28, 2019

Species List: 28-02-2019, Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

14 species sighted at Toilet Block, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 28-02-2019.

A single shore entry dive by Gary, Gail and Chris of 185 minutes. Maximum depth 6.5 m, 26 C water temperature and up to 5 m viz.

After an 8 m viz dive we decided to try Toilet Block. The viz was not as good due to the fact we entered 2 hours before high tide. Some interesting species wee found. Finding two Ceratosoma tenue was great. Noumeaella sp. 1 was also a nice find. Pteraeolidia semperi were out in force!

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Ceratosoma tenue -2
Chromodoris sp. 5 -1
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 -1
Doto sp. 6 -6
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Flabellina rubrolineata -5
Goniobranchus daphne -7
Goniobranchus geometricus -2
Goniobranchus splendidus -2
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Hypselodoris obscura -22
Noumeaella sp. 1 -1
* Pteraeolidia semperi -37
Unidentia sp. 1 -1

Entry

Ready to go!

Hypselodoris obscura

Flabellina rubrolineata

Goniobranchus daphne

Noumeaella sp. 1

A pair of Goniobranchus daphne

Hypselodoris obscura

A golden Dermatobranchus sp. 7?

Doto sp. 6

Doto sp. 6

Goniodoridella savignyi

Hypselodoris obscura

a large Pteraeolidia semperi

Goniobranchus splendidus

Eubranchus sp. 10

Chris searching

Substrate

Goniobranchus geometricus

Ceratosoma tenue

Pteraeolidia semperi

Goniobranchus geometricus

Flabellina rubrolineata

Unidentia sp. 1

Chromodoris sp. 5 

The wall to the west

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Species List: 27-02-2019, Fish Cage from split rock, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

15 species sighted at Fish Cage from split rock, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 27-02-2019.

A single shore entry solo dive by Gary of 169 minutes. Maximum depth 5.9 m, 26 C water temperature and up to 8 m viz.

Today I dived solo and was not disappointed. At one point I measured 8 m viz. Some nice species were found in particular a pair of Diversidoris aurantionodulosa with egg mass found under a rock. Out in the channel on the sand was a yellow leaf I turned it over and there was Facelina sp. 11 and egg mass. Turn over everything! Doto sp. 6 were out in force in the hydroids. A very cruisey dive.

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -3
Cratena lineata -2
Diversidoris aurantionodulosa -2
* Doto sp. 6 -7
Facelina sp. 11 -2
Flabellina rubrolineata -6
Goniobranchus daphne -2
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -2
Hypselodoris obscura -5
Pteraeolidia semperi -3
Retusa sp. 5 shell -1
Sebadoris fragilis -1
Tenellia sibogae -1
Tenellia sp. 44 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -1

Smooth water entry 1.2 tide

Atys semistriatus shell

Hypselodoris obscura

Facelina sp. 11

Facelina sp. 11

Pteraeolidia semperi juvenile

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Doto sp. 6

Doto sp. 6

Doto sp. 6

Diversidoris aurantionodulosa

Fish Cage

Tenellia sibogae

Flabellina rubrolineata

8 m viz

Substrate

Retusa sp. 5 shell

Tenellia sp. 44

Cratena lineata

Flabellina rubrolineata

Thuridilla carlsoni

Pteraeolidia semper

Sebadoris fragilis rhinophore

Sebadoris fragilis

Goniobranchus daphne