Dive at Shelly Beach, Manly, NSW, on 16/3/02 - ATJ's Diving Site

Dive Details

Location

Shelly Beach, Manly, NSW,

Date

16 March, 2002

Time

1:04pm - 2:10pm

Details

Bower

Seas

Slight

Visibility

15-20

Duration

70 minutes

Maximum depth

9.9 m

Average depth

7.0 m

Water temperature

22.4°C

                                       

Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand

Tides

Low

4:24am

0.40m

High

10:36am

1.60m

Low

4:49pm

0.40m

High

10:59pm

1.50m

Species Seen

 

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

  Fish

 

Chaetodontidae

 

Citron Butterflyfish

Medium

2

 

Dusky Butterflyfish

Small

1

 

GŸnther's butterflyfish

Small

1

 

Klein's Butterflyfish

Small

1

 

Pomacentridae

 

Three-spot Dascyllus

Small

1

 

Pomacentrus australis

Australian Damsel

Medium

1

 

Pomacentrus bankanensis

Fire Damsel

Small

1

 

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Small

Few

 

Labridae

 

Diamond Wrasse

Small

1

 

Cleaner Wrasse

Small

1

 

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Small

Many

 

Gobiidae

 

Valenciennea strigata

Golden-headed Sleeper Goby

Large

Few

 

Valenciennea strigata

Golden-headed Sleeper Goby

Small

1

 

Microdesmidae

 

Tail-spot Dart Goby

Small

Many

 

Acanthuridae

 

Acanthurus olivaceus

Orange-blotch Surgeon

Small

1

 

Zanclidae

 

Moorish Idol

Small

1

Species Caught

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

 

Fish

 

Chaetodontidae

GŸnther's butterflyfish

15

 

Labridae

Diamond Wrasse

7

Cleaner Wrasse

15

 

Gastropods

 

Turbinidae

Turban Shell

40