Dive report - Exmouth Gulf, Monday 18 May 2009

Today we decided to stay in Exmouth Gulf and explore some areas we haven't visited in a while.  Our first stop was Bundegi Bommies. All of the soft corals had their polyps open and wafting, waiting for food to glide by. They would have been waiting a while as there was no current or surge at all today! The bright yellows, reds, pinks, oranges and blues continued in the massive number of nudibranchs that dotted every surface. Lionfish were floating in blue water and bulldozer shrimp were busily cleaning the burrows they share with their goby mates. Fabulous colour and creature dive!
WATER TEMP: 25C
VISIBILITY: 10m
CURRENT: none
SURGE: none
DEPTH: 8m

We moved a little further north for dive two at The Stag. This site is covered in what seems like millions of outcrops of staghorn corals. And every one of the branches seems to hide something special. We saw the teeniest baby coral trout ever - he was probably only as long as your finger! The coral branches provide excellent cover for all manner of juvenile fishes and everywhere we looked we saw the bright colours of juvenile angelfish and butterflyfish. Very cool dive.
WATER TEMP: 25C
VISIBILITY: 8m
CURRENT: slight
SURGE: none
DEPTH: 8m