Went on Pura Vida's Aurelia today and Thursday. Captain Dean, Amber and Quinn as crew on Thursday. Captain Jason, Amber, and Phil as crew today. Bath&Tennis and Flower Gardens on Thursday. Bath&Tennis and Dive-A-Rama on Friday. Sea temp 81f on surface and 79f on the bottom across all sites on both days. Visibility on Thursday was 50ft. Visibility on Friday was 40ft near the bottom, but 25ft in the water column, fresh water from all the rain had definitely moved in.
When Amber did the dive briefing for Bath&Tennis the first day she drew a Hammerhead Shark on the whiteboard. I promptly asked if it was a Scalloped or Greater Hammerhead. Five minutes into the first dive we were on a 10ft Hammerhead, or maybe it was on us. In the ten foot range, I only didn't get the best look, others in the group were lucky and were within 15ft of it. Loggerheads were common, counted a total of 15 in two days. Most of them were resting on the reef, two of them were swimming. On Dive-A-Rama we got on a smaller Hammerhead, in the 8ft range. I did not get the best look at that one either. But so what, its cool to see them around. Did REEF surveys on all four dives. Species count range from 71 to 76. Interesting species of note included, Moustache Jawfish, Unicorn Filefish, juvenile Spotted Drums, Black Durgon, Spotfin Hogfish, and Slender Filefish. Respectively, Slender Filefish, Juvenile Spotted Drums, Brassy Chub, White Spotted Filefish, and Kuekenthals Ball Sponge
When Amber did the dive briefing for Bath&Tennis the first day she drew a Hammerhead Shark on the whiteboard. I promptly asked if it was a Scalloped or Greater Hammerhead. Five minutes into the first dive we were on a 10ft Hammerhead, or maybe it was on us. In the ten foot range, I only didn't get the best look, others in the group were lucky and were within 15ft of it. Loggerheads were common, counted a total of 15 in two days. Most of them were resting on the reef, two of them were swimming. On Dive-A-Rama we got on a smaller Hammerhead, in the 8ft range. I did not get the best look at that one either. But so what, its cool to see them around. Did REEF surveys on all four dives. Species count range from 71 to 76. Interesting species of note included, Moustache Jawfish, Unicorn Filefish, juvenile Spotted Drums, Black Durgon, Spotfin Hogfish, and Slender Filefish. Respectively, Slender Filefish, Juvenile Spotted Drums, Brassy Chub, White Spotted Filefish, and Kuekenthals Ball Sponge
