Dive Details

Location

Date

11 May, 2013

Time

9:18am - 9:54am

Details

We entered the water straight off from Point Perpendicular. The intent was for us to head north along the reef on the outside of the bay. Peter initially led us west.

Fairly early on in the dive, Ian pointed out a giant cuttlefish under and overhang and I went in to take photographs of it. While under the overhang, I noticed two Lord Howe butterfly fish. I had never seen this species before and wanted to get some photographs. By the time I finished taking photographs, I was separated from the others. I headed a short way west in search of them but could not find them. I then looked north, as that was the originally intended heading but still couldn't find them. At around 30 minutes I did my safety stop and headed for the surface. Joe picked my up in the boat.

Buddy

Sheree Papuni

Seas

Slight

Visibility

15 metres

Duration

35 minutes

Maximum depth

22.1 m

Average depth

12.0 m

Water temperature

18.9°C

Dive Profile from Citizen Cyber Aqualand Nx

Tides at Port Kembla AEST

Note that tides at dive site may vary from above location.

Low

3:11am

0.38m

High

9:06am

1.29m

Low

2:39pm

0.54m

High

9:08pm

1.72m

Video

Camera gear

Camera

Nikon D7000

Lens

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR +5 diopter

Housing

Ikelite 6801.70

Lens port

Ikelite 6" Dome Port 5503.50

Strobe

2 x Ikelite SubStrobe DS161

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.

Mosaic sea star, Plectaster decanus. 19.5 m.
 

Giant cuttlefish, Sepia apama. 19.2 m.
 

Lord Howe butterflyfish, Amphichaetodon howensis. 18.5 m.
 

Lord Howe butterflyfish, Amphichaetodon howensis. 18 m.
 

Nudibranch, Aphelodoris varia. 15.2 m.
 

Fiddler ray, Trygonrrhina fasciata. 9.1 m.