02-08-2018.
David, Terry and Gary on this excursion consisting of 1 x 95 minute and 1 x 92 minute dives in water depths to 10.8 m. up to 20 m viz, 20 C water temp and no surge.
With the wind expected to swing onshore and pick-up mid-morning we selected the conservative option of diving the northside of Old Woman Island. With water clarity being so good we were not dissappointed! This was a new site for us to discover. The swell was almost nil making diving very nice. Some interesting finds were made! Four species of Thuridilla and Jorunna sp. 6 were highlights. Finding Thuridilla livida was a treat, since we don't see that species very often.
Number of each species sighted: 1st dive/2nd dive
* Species with highest specimen count
Aegires villosus -/3
Ardeadoris sp. 2 1/3
Chromodoris striatella -/1
Cratena simba -/1
Dermatobranchus oculus 1/-
Dermatobranchus sp. 7 2/-
Doriprismatica atromarginata 5/6
Flabellina sp. 1 1/-
Glossodoris rufomarginata 1/-
Glossodoris vespa 1/1
Goniobranchus decorus 1/-
Goniobranchus sp. 1 1/-
* Goniobranchus splendidus 10/5
Hypsellodoris bullockii -/1
Hypselodoris jacksoni 5/2
Hypselodoris obscura 2/5
Hypselodoris sagamiensis 1/1
Hypselodoris whitei -/2
Hypselodoris zephyra 2/-
Jorunna sp. 3 1/-
Jorunna sp. 6 2/-
Mariaglaja inornata 1/-
Phyllidiella lizae 2/2
Phyllidiella pustulosa 4/1
Pleurobranchus peronii 2/-
Pleurolidia juliae 1/-
Sagaminopteron ornatum 1/5
Thuridilla carlsoni 2/1
Thuridilla livida -/1
Thuridilla splendens 4/5
Thuridilla sp. 1 -/1
Tornatina sp. 1 2/-
Tritoniopsis elegans -/1
Old Woman Island surface conditions
Substrate
Substrate and line to find way back
Sagaminopteron ornatum
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Thuridilla splendens
Hypselodoris jacksoni
Pleurolidia juliae
Jorunna sp. 6 pair with egg mass
Jorunna sp. 6
Ardeadoris sp. 2
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Phyllidiella pustulosa
Hypselodoris zephyra
Glossodoris vespa
Flabellina sp. 1
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Tornatina sp. 1
Goniobranchus decorus
Jorunna sp. 3
Phyllidiella lizae
Tritoniopsis elegans
Thuridilla livida
Hypselodoris obscura
Hypselodoris obscura
Goniobranchus splendidus
Ardeadoris sp. 2
Aegires villosus
Cratena simba
Substrate wall
Pleurobranchus peronii
Thuridilla carlsoni
Thuridilla livida
Thuridilla sp. 1
Thuridilla splendens
Dermatobranchus oculus
Goniobranchus sp. 1
Flabellina sp. 1
Goniobranchus splendidus
Hypselodoris sagamiensis
Chromodoris striatella
Hypsellodoris bullockii
