A single shore entry solo dive by Gary of 230 minutes. Maximum depth 6.5 m, 27 C water temperature and up to 3 m viz.
Time to see if mid-week diving after rain is do-able. After passing through a thermocline the viz on the bottom was up to 3m m and got better as the dive went on. On this dive I wanted to make my way to the High-rise at the end of Rotunda upriver. The Phyllidiella pustulosa was not there at the base. When the tidal flow slowed down I worked over the sand and was happy to record 25 Facelina sp. 11 making it the most common today. It was also great to record Hypselodoris jacksoni again, it seems to like the river. And finally, seeing Colpodaspis sp. 1 and Costasiella sp. 3 again were a real treat.
Species and number thereof sighted
* Species with highest specimen count
Aliculastrum cylindricum shell -3
Atys sp. shell -2
Colpodaspis sp. 1 -1
Costasiella sp. 3 -1
Cratena lineata -18
Doto sp. 6 -3
* Facelina sp. 11 -25
Flabellina lotos -24
Goniobranchus geometricus -1
Goniodoridella sp. 1 -23
Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1
Gymnodoris sp. 20 -2
Gymnodoris sp. 22 -1
Haminoea sp. shell -1
Hypselodoris jacksoni -1
Hypselodoris obscura -17
Myja sp. 01 -1
Thuridilla carlsoni -1
Unidentia sp. 8 -1
Unidentia sp. 9 -1
Entry
Substrate
Flabellina lotos
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Doto sp. 6
Goniodoridella sp. 1
Flabellina lotos
Flabellina lotos
Cratena lineata
Facelina sp. 11
Flabellina lotos
Aliculastrum cylindricum shell
Substrate
Cratena lineata
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Thuridilla carlsoni
Substrate the high-rise
Substrate
Goniobranchus geometricus
Gymnodoris sp. 20
Gymnodoris sp. 10
Unidentia sp. 9
Unidentia sp. 8
Myja sp. 01
Facelina sp. 11
Costasiella sp. 3
Costasiella sp. 3
Facelina sp. 11
Fish Cage
Cratena lineata
Long snooted snail
Colpodaspis sp. 1
Atys sp. shell
Aliculastrum cylindricum shell
Haminoea sp. shell
Aliculastrum cylindricum shell
