Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Species List: 06-05-2019, Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld.

8 species sighted at Fish Cage, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Qld, 06-05-2019.

A single shore entry dive by Gary and Gail of 144 minutes. Maximum depth 5.6 m, 23 C water temperature and up to 5 m viz.

After a few dives at Toilet Block we thought Fish Cage was the go. Winter is coming with a 9C degree morning. We drifted up river and descended before split rock. Searched the sand here is what we found...a total of 8 species low compared to TB site

Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -2
Facelina sp. 11 -3
Flabellina lotos -6
Goniodoridella savigny -1
* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -36
Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1
Hypselodoris obscura -14
Pteraeolidia semperi -6

Early morning entry

Floating upriver

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Flabellina lotos

Hypselodoris obscura

Atys semistriatus shell

Substrate

Pteraeolidia semperi

Pteraeolidia semperi

Facelina sp. 11

Facelina sp. 11

Facelina sp. 11

Gail searching

Flabellina lotos rhinophore close-up

Goniodoridella savigny 

Goniodoridella sp. 1 egg mass

Goniodoridella sp. 1

Fish Cage

Substrate

Goniodoridella sp. 6

Pteraeolidia semperi

Hypselodoris obscura