Dive Details |
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Location |
Oasis Shore, Mele Bay, Efate, Vanuatu |
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Date |
23 January, 2011 |
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Time |
7:14pm - 8:23pm |
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Details |
Entered the water near the jetty. Headed north to the wall and then back south along the wall. Came up the wall and zig-zagged back and forth along the top of the wall and the flat. Exited at the steps near the bar/dining area. |
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Buddy |
Ken Bradley |
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Seas |
Flat |
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Visibility |
5-10 metres |
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Duration |
67 minutes |
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Maximum depth |
18.6 m |
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Average depth |
7.5 m |
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Water temperature |
28.1°C |
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Site Map |
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Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand |
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Tides at Port Vila |
Note that tides at dive site may vary from above location. |
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Low |
1:52am |
0.09m |
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High |
8:21am |
1.33m |
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Low |
2:22pm |
0.43m |
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High |
8:08pm |
1.26m |
Camera gear |
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Camera |
Nikon D300 |
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Lens |
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D |
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Housing |
Ikelite 6812.3 |
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Lens port |
Ikelite Flat Port 5502.41 |
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Strobe |
2 x Ikelite SubStrobe DS125 |
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.
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Stars and stripes puffer, Arothron hispidus. 4.4 m.
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Sea urchin, Tripneustes gratilla. 5.7 m.
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Iridescent cardinalfish, Apogon kallopterus. 5 m.
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Cone shell, Conus sp. 4.6 m.
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Three-spot dascyllus, Dascyllus trimaculatus. 4.7 m.
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Moray eel, Gymnothorax sp., with cleaner shrimp. 6.5 m.
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Stony coral with feeding tentacles extended. 14.4 m.
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Pearl coral, Physogyra lichtensteini, with feeding tentacles extended. 16.2 m.
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Shrimp. 12.7 m.
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Pearl coral, Physogyra lichtensteini, with feeding tentacles extended. 12.5 m.
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Sea star, Leiaster speciosus. 12.3 m.
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Banded coral shrimp, Stenopus hispidus. 12.8 m.
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Crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci. 14.9 m.
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Close-up of crown-of-thorns starfish, Acanthaster planci. 14.7 m.
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Close-up of fungiid coral. 4.2 m
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Black-blotched porcupinefish, Diodon liturosus. 4.5 m.
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Smooth flutemouth, Fistularia commersonii. 3.2 m.
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Sea cucumber, Euapta godeffroyi. 3 m.
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Dward rock cod, Epinephelus merra. 4.6 m.
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Sea star. 4.6 m.
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Close-up of sea star. 4.7 m.
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Reef lizardfish, Synodus variegatus. 4.4 m.
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Sea star, Choriaster granulatus. 3.6 m.
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Black-spotted pufferfish, Arothron nigropunctatus. 4.2 m.
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Slipper lobster, Parribacus antarcticus. 3.4 m.
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Close-up of fungiid coral. 3.2 m.
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