UAE East Coast Temperatures

[Benzonar]

So the last few weeks have been a mix of some dives at work in Abu Dhabi - 2 metres depth but lots to photograph, all of which are new (undescribed) species.









Then last weekend was on the East Coast which included some monster size D. krusensternii




And a few other interesting ones (Kaloplocamus and Trapania aurata)

 

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Then last weekend was on the East Coast which included some monster size D. krusensternii

Hi Stewart,

I am pretty sure this is Dendrodoris denisoni, the mantle does not look right for D. krusensternii

Found a few more on Inch 10 today





Found some egg ribbons too around the area where the I spotted the two together.

Lots of Phidiana militaris around we counted more than 20 on the second dive.



Water temp at 23M was 23C on the firmest dive and 24C on the second. 9M to surface was 26C, might move over to my 5mm next week

 

[Benzonar]

Hi Gordon,

It was my understanding that denisoni was considered a synonym of Krusensternii as per the Valdes & Fahey paper (2006). Worms now lists it as Krusensternii rather than denisoni

 

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Hi Gordon,

It was my understanding that denisoni was considered a synonym of Krusensternii as per the Valdes & Fahey paper (2006). Worms now lists it as Krusensternii rather than denisoni

Hi Stewart,

Wish they would stick with one name, there does seem to be some colour variability in that species though.

 

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24C today …. 5mm semi-dry …. well a very old (16 yrs) semi-dry, still good though with a hooded vest.

Set out on Glenn's boat (CTD) with my daughter and one of her friends who was on her 50th Dive and had never done Inch 1 due to various issues in the past. We also had four RB divers on board who would be running through a skills practice for Saturday's dive on the U-boat

First dive was planned for Inch 1, and as we approached we all groaned as we saw three boats on the mooring plus another close by

As we got closer we noticed that the boat not on the mooring was picking up divers, SMBs erect around it, somebody on an RB ….. the BSAC boys (and girls).

The middle boat on the buoy was also picking up divers, the front boat was Scuba 2000 and the last boat was Al Doom.

Glenn commented something about going to Dibba Rock, however I pointed out that most of the Al Doom divers would be on air and would only be down for 20 mins max, probably the same for Scuba 2000. By the time we kitted up we could be dropped off at the buoy by Samir (who was driving today because Kevin damaged his knee yesterday).

The three of us non RB divers dropped off first, however there was a pretty strong surface current, and by the time Yanni and I had our cameras handed over we were off target and thanks to two people on the Scuba 2000 boat who threw us a line and we made it to the buoy. WE rested for about a minute and I looked down to the barrel at 5 meters, viz looked awesome but there was a lot of divers hanging on to the line at the safety stop. As we descended down we had to swim past around 10+ divers some of whom were holding on to other divers who had a hand on the mooring line, talk about busy.

Once down on the wreck we moved over to the stern to have a look around and Yanni spotted a crocodile fish.



Yanni is using my 60mm port at the moment with my old D70 so I have to use my 105, different challenge to photograph larger critters.

At about 2 mins short of our NDL Hannah spotted a seahorse ….. well more of a sea stallion, it is massive around 25-30 cm (10-12 inches), all I could manage was a head shot



Nice slow ascent and for me a gas change at 21M to 50% (still testing my Petrel), an when we surfaced only our boat was on the mooring.

Once all the RB guys were back on board, we slowly headed off to Inch 2 having a spot of lunch on the way and a decent 90 minute SI. Yanni, Hannah and I were diving 40% so we planned for a 60 min dive, but in reality Hannah and I did 71 min, whilst Yanni who was cold, surfaced at 58 min with 100 bar left!

Usual nudi species

Phidiana militaris, and Hypselodoris carnae, however I like this particular shot of a Hypselodoris dolfusi


Great day out, and nice to be on a boat without a 50 min limit

 

[Simon-]

Ha ha, I did inch 1 on Friday too, but at least when we got there, only one boat and it's divers were on the way up. Different story on the way back up, thought I was on the London Underground at rush hour. Saw the same Crocodile fish.

2nd dive at Martini, which seems to have recovered somewhat since my last visit.

Nothing spectacular for pics, though was playing with the Subsee +5 and focussed on some rhinopores:

 

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Looks like the back of the head of a Risbecia pulchella Simon …. were there two of them? There is usually a second one stuck to the tail of the first.

We need to get together for a Car Cemetery dive, along with Stewart, Dragan and Yanni, two dives.

 

[Simon-]

Yep, as ever, two of them playing follow the leader

 

[Benzonar]

Gordon,

We are diving with Barracuda this weekend...Inch 10 and then a new dive site consisting of about 250 concrete blocks that have been down for over 10 years. Should prove to be interesting and initial accounts describe it as a Nudi paradise......we will see.

 

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Gordon,

We are diving with Barracuda this weekend...Inch 10 and then a new dive site consisting of about 250 concrete blocks that have been down for over 10 years. Should prove to be interesting and initial accounts describe it as a Nudi paradise......we will see.

If there is space I would not mind joining this trip, Glenn has the Ines on Friday morning and Inch 10 on the afternoon.

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