spiderment Dive log channel, fish, Goat Island, Leigh, New Zealand, pacific, pasture, red moki, snapper, undersea, underwater
16/6/2017 (622) I had plans for another lazy dive, however, the current in the channel at Goat Island was so strong that I surfaced exhausted. The channel was full of juvenile trevally, snapper and goatfish. Goatfish were digging in the coarse sand on the bottom, trevally and snapper were hovering in midwater facing the current. There […]
spiderment Dive log auratus, dive, diving, Ecklonia, Goat Island, kelp, Leigh, marine, New Zealand, ocean, pacific, Pagrus, reserve, scuba, snapper, undersea, underwater, winter
9/6/2017 (621) It was not what the title suggests. Goat Island was fine, I was lazy. It was my another dive with a half-full tank. Also I didn’t want to swim far away so I decided not to cross the channel, but to explore the overhangs and crevices under the rocky platforms on the right […]
spiderment Dive log anemone, Auckland, harbour, Mahurangi, ocean, pacific, Sabella, sea urchin, white-striped
30/5/2017 (620) I went for my usual shallow dive in the harbour. I was curious how the pests (the fan worm and the club tunicate) were spreading. I also wanted to finish my half-full tank. I didn’t have enough air for a regular dive, but could spend almost a hour on it examining the shallow […]
spiderment Dive log dive, diving, Goat Island, Leigh, mullet, New Zealand, ocean, pacific, temperate, undersea, underwater, winter
2/5/2017 (619) The title says “winter is back”, but I do not mean it. It’s still quite warm both above and below water. What I mean is water is too cold for most swimmers and snorkelers. The result is the crowds disappeared from the water, fish are not nervous any more, it’s not necessary to […]
spiderment Dive log dive, diver, diving, eagle ray, Goat Island, kelp forest, Leigh, marine reserve, New Zealand, ocean, pacific, Pink Beach, red moki, reef, scuba, snapper, temperate, undersea, underwater
21/4/2017 (618) It was a long swim over the areas where flat rocky platforms mix with sand. It was also a swim in quite a murky water. Actually I don’t remember such a dirty water at Goat Island. Once I got to the deeper water with kelp forest, the visibility improved, but not much. And […]