A single shore entry dive by Gary and Brenton of 184 minutes. Maximum depth 5.4 m, 22 C water temperature and up to 6 m viz.
After 2 days of rain we arrived at the river and it looked great. The water temp is still at 22C but the viz dropped a little. I was very happy to turn over two rock only to find two Plocamopherus pecoso animals. The highlight was finding, after a long wait, Plakobranchus ocellatus at 20 mm and beautiful!
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Atys semistriatus shell -1
Bulbaeolidia alba -1
Cratena lineata -6
Cratena simba -2
Doto sp. 6 -10
Elysia sp. 11 -1
Eubranchus sp. 10 -9
Flabellina lotos -9
Goniobranchus daphne -5
* Goniodoridella savignyi -21
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -14
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -1
Haminoea sp. shell -3
Hypselodoris obscura -8
Lomanotus sp. 5 -1
Haminoea sp. shell -3
Plakobranchus ocellatus -1
Plocamopherus pecoso -2
Pteraeolidia semperi -4
Thuridilla carlsoni -3
Tenellia sp. 24 -1
Unidentia sp. 7 -1
Entry
Ready to go
Substrate
Goniodoridella savignyi
Hypselodoris obscura
Tenellia sp. 24
Thuridilla carlsoni
Flabellina lotos
Unknown...
Eubranchus sp. 10
Doto sp. 6
Doto sp. 6
Doto sp. 6
Goniodoridella savignyi
Eubranchus sp. 10
Unidentia sp. 7
Bulbaeolidia alba
Gymnodoris sp. 22
Bulbaeolidia alba
Cratena simba
Hypselodoris obscura
Thuridilla carlsoni
Atys semistriatus
Elysia sp. 11
Cratena lineata pair
Lomanotus sp. 5
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Goniobranchus daphne
Haminoea sp.
Substrate
At work...
Pteraeolidia semperi juvenile
Haminoea sp.
Plocamopherus pecoso
Pteraeolidia semperi
Channel marker
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Plakobranchus ocellatus
Plocamopherus pecoso
Plakobranchus ocellatus
