Dive at Long Bay, Malabar, NSW, on 19/3/05 - ATJ's Diving Site

Dive Details

Location

Long Bay, Malabar, NSW,

Date

19 March, 2005

Time

2:13pm - 3:05pm

Details

Entered via channel next to pool and went straight out. Water was very rough.

Seas

Rough

Visibility

3-5m

Duration

52 minutes

Maximum depth

6.1 m

Average depth

3.0 m

Water temperature

20.5°C

                                       

Site Map

Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand

Tides

High

4:03am

1.40m

Low

11:20am

0.64m

High

5:27pm

1.06m

Low

10:35pm

0.78m

Species Seen

 

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

  Fish

 

Chaetodontidae

 

Dusky Butterflyfish

Medium

1

 

Pomacentridae

 

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

Immaculate Damsel

Large

Few

 

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Small

Few

 

Labridae

 

Achoerodus viridis

Eastern Blue Groper

Medium

Few

 

Acanthuridae

 

Acanthurus dussumieri

Pencilled Surgeon

Small

Many

 

Acanthurus olivaceus

Orange-blotch Surgeon

Small

1

  Cephalopods

 

Sepiidae

 

Sepia mestus

Reaper Cuttlefish

Medium

1