Friday, April 24, 2009

Whale Shark report - Wednesday 22 April 2009

Another day of multiple whale sharks and excellent swims!  Each shark we swam with was feeding at least a little bit and one of them was doing huge mouth opens and closes - nom, nom, nom - sucking down all the plankton and bits floating in the water column. 

The swell is still cranking so we did our dive inside the reef again at Coral Gardens. A giant rankin cod - about 1.5m long - was zipping all over the site and following the divers. We watched a triton shell slowly motor across the sand. Adult sailfin catfish were snuffling the sand while rolling balls of juveniles cavorted in small reef crevices. Blue spotted rays were tucked up under ledges and buried in the sand. So much to see!
WATER TEMP: 27C
VISIBILITY: 12m
CURRENT: mild
SURGE: none
DEPTH: 8m

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