Dive at Camp Cove, Watsons Bay, NSW, on 10/4/05 - ATJ's Diving Site

Dive Details

Location

Camp Cove, Watsons Bay, NSW,

Date

10 April, 2005

Time

12:37pm - 1:50pm

Details

Dive to rocky reef off beach, first.

Seas

Slight

Visibility

1-3m

Duration

72 minutes

Maximum depth

5.1 m

Average depth

3.5 m

Water temperature

21.3°C
                                       

Site Map

Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand

Tides

Low

3:12am

0.32m

High

9:16am

1.54m

Low

3:14pm

0.38m

High

9:33pm

1.76m

Species Seen

 

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number
  Fish

 

 Pomacentridae

 

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

Immaculate Damsel

Large

Many

 

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Medium

2

 

 Acanthuridae

 

Acanthurus dussumieri

Pencilled Surgeon

Small

Many

 

Acanthurus olivaceus

Orange-blotch Surgeon

Small

1

 

Prionurus microlepidotus

Sawtail

Medium

Few
  Sea Urchins

 

 Toxopneustidae

 

Collector Urchin

Medium

Many

 

Collector Urchin

Medium

Many
  Cephalopods

 

 Octopodidae

 

Octopus tetricus

Common Sydney Octopus

Large

2

 

 Sepiidae

 

Mourning Cuttlefish

Small

Few

Species Caught

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

 

 Sea Urchins

 

 Toxopneustidae

Collector Urchin

 40

Collector Urchin

 55

Collector Urchin

 40

Collector Urchin

 35

Camera gear

Camera

Nikon Coolpix 4500

Housing

Ikelite 6186

Strobe

Ikelite SubStrobe DS50

Photographs


Depth information, where present, indicates the depth of the camera when the photograph was taken and can be used to approximate the depth of the subject.

Immaculate Damsel, Mecaenichthys immaculatus, at 4.7 m.
 

Seargant Baker, Aulopus purpurissatus, at 4.2 m.
 

Spotted grubfish, Parapercis ramsayi, at 4.3 m.