12 species sighted at Fish Cage, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 31-05-2023.
A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 120 minutes. Maximum depth 5.7 m, 20 C water temperature, 8+ m viz.
With reports of clear winter water off I went. It was to my surprise that when I assembled the gear only to find 115 bar in my 18L tank that I realised the valve must have cracked with a slow leak while in the Jeep. Crappo. The vis was super and when the sun was overhead - magic. The new drysuit is still a pain to get in and out of. Local help worked a treat. A new Gymnodoris with rhinophores protruding from a single pocket. Exciting! The bold white Unidentia sp. 4 -2 another Come-Back-Species! Great to see again. Surprised at the numbers of Idaliadoris maugeansis were recoded today.
Ahh the last day of autumn.
Species and numbers sighted:
Eubranchus sp. 10 -2
Goniobranchus geometicus -1
Gymnodoris sp. 36 -1 NEW SPECIES
Haminoea sp. 20 shell -1
Idaliadoris maugeansis -12
Liloa brevis shell -1
Murphydoris adusta -1
Murphydoris cobbi -3
Tenellia sibogae -1
Unidentia sp. 1 -52
Unidentia sp. 3 -3
Unidentia sp. 4 -2 Come-Back-Species
Afternoon entry
Clarity
Surface
Substrate upon descent
Substrate Rocky Field
Fish Cage
Liloa brevis
Unidentia sp. 1
Eubranchus sp. 10
Substrate Split Rock
Substrate Split Rock area
Looking up!
Substrate Table Rock
Goniobranchus geometicus on Table Rock
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Murphydoris cobbi
Substrate The Pipe
Substrate top of Rocky Field
Murphydoris adusta
Haminoea sp. 20
Murphydoris cobbi
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Idaliadoris maugeansis x2
Idaliadoris maugeansis x2
Idaliadoris maugeansis x2
Baby corals
Unidentia sp. 4 Come-Back-Species
Unidentia sp. 1
Substrate Triangle Rock
Tenellia sibogae
Idaliadoris maugeansis x2
Idaliadoris maugeansis
Gymnodoris sp. 36 NEW SPECIES
