Dive at Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW, on 13/3/04 - ATJ's Diving Site

Dive Details

Location

Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW,

Date

13 March, 2004

Time

10:53am - 12:08pm

Details

Rubble reef area to outside of island

Buddy

Colin Keene

Seas

Flat

Visibility

20-30m

Duration

67 minutes

Maximum depth

12.5 m

Average depth

5.4 m

Water temperature

23.3°C

                                       

Dive Profile from Citizen Hyper Aqualand

Tides

High

1:42am

1.61m

Low

8:24am

0.47m

High

2:20pm

1.21m

Low

8:00pm

0.58m

Species Seen

 

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

  Fish

 

Monocentridae

 

Cleidopus gloriamaris

Pineapplefish

Medium

Few

 

Serranidae

 

Red Seaperch

Small

1

 

Chaetodontidae

 

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Small

1

 

Citron Butterflyfish

Small

1

 

Dusky Butterflyfish

Small

1

 

Günther's butterflyfish

Small

Many

 

Klein's Butterflyfish

Medium

1

 

Pomacentridae

 

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Medium

Few

 

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Small

Many

 

Labridae

 

Diamond Wrasse

Small

1

 

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Small

Many

 

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Medium

Many

 

Cleaner Wrasse

Small

Many

 

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Small

1

 

Acanthuridae

 

Acanthurus dussumieri

Pencilled Surgeon

Small

Many

 

Acanthurus nigrofuscus

Dusky Surgeon

Small

Many

 

Acanthurus olivaceus

Orange-blotch Surgeon

Small

Many

 

Balistidae

 

Wedge-tail Triggerfish

Small

1

 

Half-moon Triggerfish

Small

Many

 

Sufflamen fraenatus

Bridled Triggerfish

Small

Many

 

Ostraciidae

 

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Small

Many

  Sharks, Rays

 

Heterodontidae

 

Heterodontus portusjacksoni

Port Jackson Shark

Large

1

 

Notes

 

Colin also saw one or two Heniochus sp.

Species Caught

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

 

Fish

 

Labridae

Cleaner Wrasse

20