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Dive at Camp Cove, Watsons Bay, NSW, on 19/2/06 - ATJ's Diving Site

Dive Details

Location

Camp Cove, Watsons Bay, NSW,

Date

19 February, 2006

Time

11:01am - 11:50am

Seas

Flat

Visibility

5

Duration

48 minutes

Maximum depth

5.8 m

Average depth

4.1 m

Water temperature

23.2°C

                                       

Site Map

Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand

Tides

High

12:44am

1.42m

Low

6:52am

0.56m

High

12:48pm

1.31m

Low

6:53pm

0.50m

Species Seen

 

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

  Fish

 

Pomacentridae

 

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

Immaculate Damsel

Medium

Few

 

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Medium

2

 

Labridae

 

Cirrhilabrus punctatus

Small-spotted Wrasse

Small

1

 

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Small

1

 

Acanthuridae

 

Acanthurus dussumieri

Pencilled Surgeon

Small

1

 

Acanthurus nigrofuscus

Dusky Surgeon

Small

Few

  Sharks, Rays

 

Urolophidae

 

Trygonoptera testacea

Common Stingaree

Medium

2

  Sea Urchins

 

Toxopneustidae

 

Pseudoboletia indiana

Collector Urchin

Medium

Many

 

Pseudoboletia maculata

Sea Urchin

Medium

Few

 

Tripneustes gratilla

Collector Urchin

Small

Few

  Cephalopods

 

Octopodidae

 

Octopus tetricus

Common Sydney Octopus

Medium

2

 

Sepiidae

 

Sepia mestus

Reaper Cuttlefish

Small

1

 

Sepia plangon

Mourning Cuttlefish

Medium

2

Species Caught

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

 

Sea Urchins

 

Toxopneustidae

Pseudoboletia indiana

Collector Urchin

80

Pseudoboletia indiana

Collector Urchin

80

Pseudoboletia indiana

Collector Urchin

80

Tripneustes gratilla

Collector Urchin

25

Tripneustes gratilla

Collector Urchin

25

 

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