Dive at Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW, on 25/3/06 - ATJ's Diving Site

Dive Details

Location

Boat Beach Island, Seal Rocks, NSW,

Date

25 March, 2006

Time

1:54pm - 2:44pm

Buddy

Bernie Davison, Tim Everest

Seas

Slight

Visibility

20m

Duration

49 minutes

Maximum depth

8.3 m

Average depth

5.6 m

Water temperature

23.2°C

                                       

Tides

High

5:19am

1.61m

Low

12:16pm

0.39m

High

6:20pm

1.25m

Low

11:22pm

0.56m

Species Seen

 

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

Number

  Fish

 

Chaetodontidae

 

Threadfin Butterflyfish

Medium

1

 

Citron Butterflyfish

Medium

2

 

Günther's butterflyfish

Medium

Many

 

Klein's Butterflyfish

Small

Many

 

Pomacanthidae

 

Bicolor Angel

Small

1

 

Keyhole Angelfish

Small

1

 

Pomacentridae

 

Pomacentrus coelestis

Blue Damsel

Medium

Many

 

Labridae

 

Coris gaimard

Gaimard's Wrasse

Medium

1

 

Coris picta

Comb Wrasse

Medium

Few

 

Cleaner Wrasse

Small

Few

 

Eastern Leopard Wrasse

Small

1

 

Stethojulis bandanensis

Red-Spot Wrasse

Small

Few

 

Thalassoma lunare

Moon Wrasse

Small

Few

 

Acanthuridae

 

Acanthurus dussumieri

Pencilled Surgeon

Small

Many

 

Prionurus microlepidotus

Sawtail

Small

Few

 

Zanclidae

 

Moorish Idol

Small

2

 

Ostraciidae

 

Ostracion cubicus

Yellow Boxfish

Small

Many

  Sharks, Rays

 

Heterodontidae

 

Heterodontus portusjacksoni

Port Jackson Shark

Large

1

 

Urolophidae

 

Trygonoptera testacea

Common Stingaree

Medium

Few

Species Caught

Species

Common name

Size
(mm)

 

Fish

 

Pomacanthidae

Bicolor Angel

20