A single shore entry dive by Gary, Gail and Chris of 181 minutes. Maximum de5.8 m, 28 C water temperature and up to 2 m viz.
With a south-westerly blowing boat diving is out of the question. Out of the 3 entry points in the river 2 of them have been ripped out for replacement. Never-the-less the river looks inviting but a little dirty with the tidal flow being so low. On the bottom we had up to 2 m viz and the silt just hung there waiting for us to escape. Despite that, we managed to record 18 species and a couple of rare ones. Nice to see Goniobranchus aureopurpureus in the river again as well as Okenia sp. 4.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys semistriatus shell -1
Atys sp. shell -1 (Waiting for confirmation)
Cratena lineata -4
* Doto sp. 6 -10
Eubranchus sp. 10 -1
Facelina sp. 11 -2
Flabellina rubrolineata -3
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus -1
Goniobranchus daphne -1
Goniodoridella savignyi -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -4
Gymnodoris sp. 20 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 21 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -5
Noumeaella sp. 1 -1
Okenia sp. 4 -1
Tenellia sibogae -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -2
Entry
Tenellia sibogae
Cratena lineata
Substrate
Goniobranchus daphne
Doto sp. 6
Doto sp. 6
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Facelina sp. 11
Facelina sp. 11
Flabellina rubrolineata
Cratena lineata
Hypselodoris obscura
Substrate
Okenia sp. 4
Thuridilla carlsoni
Atys sp. shell
Doto sp. 6
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus
Atys semistriatus shell
Eubranchus sp. 10
Goniodoridella savignyi
Noumeaella sp. 1
Noumeaella sp. 1
Thuridilla carlsoni
Gymnodoris sp. 21
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Facelina sp. 11
Gymnodoris sp. 20
