Dive report - West Side Saturday 20 June 2009

Big schools were the name of the game today at the Floats.  There must have been at least 100 trevally cruising by in one school and several schools of 30 or so individuals were dotted here and there.  A school of dark silver batfish outlined in bright yellow bobbed up and down the side of one canyon and many spotted sweetlips pivoted at the top of the reef in the surge.
WATER TEMP: 24C
VISIBILITY: 12m
CURRENT: slight
SURGE: moderate to strong
DEPTH: 16m

Central Station was a camouflaged critter hunter's dream today. Scorpionfish were everywhere and we saw four or five different colour variations. A couple of different kinds of moray eels peeked out from holes in the reef and octopus tried a wide variety of textures and colours to try to escape notice. Our favourite creature was a massive black bullray who was missing most of his tail.
WATER TEMP: 24C
VISIBILITY: 5m
CURRENT: slight
SURGE: moderate
DEPTH: 15m