Saturday, 27 April 2019
Martha and I dive the Swiss Cheese Reef
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| Coral Community on the bottom of the Buoy |
Martha and I left the apartment at 7:05 am and arrived at the beach at 7:15 am. We geared up and walked into the water at 7:35 and swam to the buoy just East of Tower 4. We descended at 7:45 am and I took several pictures of the life on the submerged part of the buoy.
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| Bighead Searobbin (Prionotus tribulus) |
Then we found the blocks and headed East to the Wrap Around Ledge. I went South to the larger coral head then headed North to the Ledge and went East again from there. Got on the sand flat and swam out to the Rock Line, Martha spotted a Bighead SeaRobin and I got some pictures. The fins are curled and the fish walks on them.
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| Spotted Goatfish (Pseudupeneus maculatus) |
We headed North to the tire. Swam East across the sand flat to the Crescent Moon Rock where I spotted and photographed a Spotted Goatfish. Wish I could have navigated as well last Saturday with Mitch and Nicole.
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| Guitarfish (Rhinobatos lentiginosus) |
Got up on the Rubble and headed NE to the Barrel Sponges and the Staghorn Coral. Somewhere along the line I spotted an Atlantic Guitarfish covered in sand. Got some pictures of him.
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| Giant Anemone (Condylactis gigantea |
Got lots of pictures. We went from the staghorn coral to the Sectioned Rock. I got this shot of a Giant Anemone on the backside of the Sectioned Rock.
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| Blue Tang (Acanthurus coeruleus) |
At the Sectioned Rock we turned and swam North along the Reef, which seemed smaller than I remembered.
Got a nice shot of a Blue Tang (left),
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| Yellowtail Snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus) |
a Yellowtail Snapper (right),
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| Balloonfish (Diodon holocanthus) |
a Balloonfish (left)
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| Threespot Damselfish (Stegastes planifrons) |
and a Threespot Damselfish (right).
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| Sailor's Choice (Haemulon parra) |
We swam to the Coral Head on the ledge of the reef and then turned West .
Got this shot of a Sailor's Choice,
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| Squirrelfish (Hollocentrus adscensionis) |
a shy Squirrelfish,
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| Bluespotted Cornetfish (Fistulana tabacaria) |
and a Bluespotted Cornetfish, which we seldom see anymore.
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| Scrawled Cowfish (Acanthostracion quadricomis) missing a tail |
We turned South and swam to the Wrap Around Ledge where I got this shot of a Scrawled Cowfish. From there we went West and surfaced on the sand just past the buoy-line. We swam in on the surface and exited the water without incident.
My pictures from this dive are posted at the following link: 27 April 2019_Swiss Cheese Reef
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