Leo and I decided to swim out to the Yankee Clipper Jacks this morning. We met in the parking lot at 8:00 am, got in the ocean at 8:30 am and descended on the third tier of the reef at 8:50 am. We were on the Jacks five minutes later.
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| Chubs (Bermuda/Yellow) |
Leo went to the NE on the North side of the Jacks while I went NE on the South side of the Jacks. We could see each others bubbles.
a small school of .
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| Gray Snapper (Lutjanus griseus) |
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| Black Margate (Anisotremus surinamensis) |
Found this Spotted Trunkfish (Lactophrys bicaudalis) about 3 feet off the bottom and behind some Jacks.
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| Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus) |
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| Atlantic Spadefish (Chaetodipterus faber) |
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| Yellowfin Mojarra (Gerres cinereus) |
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| Sand Diver (Synodus intermedius) |
As I came to the NE end of the Jacks I headed to the North and spent some time looking for the damage I had noted on my September 9th dive with Martha. I expected to see a deep gouge in the bottom which I had described as "large area of excavation." I saw no evidence of any excavation large or small.
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| a Bandtail Puffer (Sphoeroides spengleri) |
Leo and I switched sides on the Jacks as we headed West back to where we started.
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Initial Phase Queen Parrotfish (Scarus vetula)
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| Midnight Parrotfish (Scarus coelestinus) |
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Blue Runner (Caranx crysos)
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| White Grunt (Haemulon plumierii) |
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| Queen Angelfish (Holacanthus ciliaris) |
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Blue Parrotfish (Scarus coeruleus)
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We got to the SW end of the Jacks and I was at 1,000 psi, so we turned the dive and headed West for the beach. We swam inside the buoy line and surfaced at 10:45 am.
Our dive time was 115 minutes at a maximum depth of 23.6 feet. My A/C was 26.18 psi/minute; my SAC was 17.63 psi/minute and the RMV was .45 cubic feet per minute.
I also got this shot of a Scrawled Cowfish (Acanthostracion quadricornis)
