This year I noticed black gobies as well as the usual colour....the black ones are bigger, and I've seen them at Tobermory as well as in the St. Lawrence at Ivy Lea.
St. Lawrence River temperature
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This year I noticed black gobies as well as the usual colour....the black ones are bigger, and I've seen them at Tobermory as well as in the St. Lawrence at Ivy Lea.
Mike T
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I found this food web listing for Lake Ontario. http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/brochures/foodweb/LOfoodweb.pdf
Seraphimx
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Isn't the main problem that the gobies eat other fishes eggs? Therefore they have no predator? No clue.
Isn't the main problem that the gobies eat other fishes eggs? Therefore they have no predator? No clue.
Ayisha
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Thanks Mike T. That Lake Ontario Food Web is very helpful. It looks like gobies are eaten by some of the larger fish. The only problem is, I see way more gobies than any of it's (unnatural) predators...
Hey Steve, I was there too but I didn't see you. I had a group of 13 and some of us were on the upper deck for the fireworks, had most of our meals inside and outside, and danced up a storm in the bar Sat night. I suggested hammocks to Mark to complete the experience by the river, in addition to a clean and ready pool and hot tub, of course! Maybe I'll see you another time...
Hey Steve, I was there too but I didn't see you. I had a group of 13 and some of us were on the upper deck for the fireworks, had most of our meals inside and outside, and danced up a storm in the bar Sat night. I suggested hammocks to Mark to complete the experience by the river, in addition to a clean and ready pool and hot tub, of course! Maybe I'll see you another time...
Seraphimx
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I dived on the Daryaw this Sunday. Water temps were amazing. 60+
I dive in a trilam drysuit and I only put the underarmor, my wrist leaked and I still didn't feel cold at all even with 2in of water in my boot.
I wish I had a spare 5mm wetsuit sometimes.
Visibility was poor and current was strong though.
@shoredivr I saw the black gobies you mentioned.
The white ones have the distinctive White/black spot on the back.
While the black one looks a bit different. The eyes aren't as big and the coloring isn't just a white "darker" but really "looks" like a different species or coloring altogether. The also don't have the spot on the back.
I dive in a trilam drysuit and I only put the underarmor, my wrist leaked and I still didn't feel cold at all even with 2in of water in my boot.
I wish I had a spare 5mm wetsuit sometimes.
Visibility was poor and current was strong though.
@shoredivr I saw the black gobies you mentioned.
The white ones have the distinctive White/black spot on the back.
While the black one looks a bit different. The eyes aren't as big and the coloring isn't just a white "darker" but really "looks" like a different species or coloring altogether. The also don't have the spot on the back.
OP
BEM
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July 16 and 17 - Lock 21 - 72/73 degrees typical strong currents and low (10') visibility.
Seraphimx
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Yes, dove the Lock 21 too on Sunday, forgot to post.
couldn't say about the temp but visibility was really crappy, I'd say (10') is being generous.
Had to keep buddy at arm's length to see him. Finding the "towers" in front of the lock was a stroke of pure luck.
couldn't say about the temp but visibility was really crappy, I'd say (10') is being generous.
Had to keep buddy at arm's length to see him. Finding the "towers" in front of the lock was a stroke of pure luck.
OP
BEM
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Saturday - 7th August, 2011 = 75 degrees at the Massena Intake (US side just west of Cornwall.)
Vis was about 20 feet.
Vis was about 20 feet.
OP
BEM
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September 10th, 2011 - 19:30 hours, drift dive (Alexandria Bay, NY) - pretty constant temp to 80 feet, 64 degrees. visibility was pretty good - sometimes up to 25 feet.
melanie.
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Anyone else depressed that the water temp is going down? Haven't seen over 70 for almost a week now 
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