Lonely purple finger sponge on silty bottom of Mahurangi Harbour, that means a solid object must be there under a thin layer of sand/mud. Keywords: sponge purple finger “finger sponge” “purple sponge” “purple finger sponge” “filter feeder” “filter feeding” filter feeder feeding silt silty bottom underwater undersea invertebrate Mahurangi harbour Pacific ocean temperate
Australasian snapper Pagrus auratus in shallow water forest of mostly Ecklonia radiata brown stalked kelp. In later winter when weather is calm and there are not many people in water … usually nobody because it’s cold, divers can observe undisturbed big snapper in clear water around Goat Island. Keywords: snapper australasian “australasian snapper” Pagrus auratus “Pagrus […]
Spotty wrasse (Notolabrus celidotus) Keywords: spotty wrasse “spotty wrasse” Notolabrus celidotus “Notolabrus celidotus” fish portrait close-up “close up” eye fin spot spots underwater undersea temperate water Pacific ocean
The gas bubble in my eye is finally gone … so is the wrist band saying I must not fly. Also I can legally drive now. I can do some light exercises like jogging and cycling, but no heavy stuff. One more month to go to get into water, plus about another month for the […]
Blue skies, clear calm water and semi-translucent fronds of kelp hiding other marine life … that’s a very promising start of a dive. Keywords: kelp forest “kelp forest” stalked “stalked kelp” frond fronds “kelp fronds” semi-translucent brown algae vegetation sea weed “sea weed” urchin “sea urchin” echinoderm Evechinus chloroticus “Evechinus chloroticus” kina grazing graze underwater undersea […]
I have no idea what kind of sponge this is. When I found it on the bottom of Mahurangi Harbour, I was attracted by its colour, shape and especially the translucency that made the supporting structure (endoskeleton) visible. Anyway, so far I could not find out what its name is. Keywords: sponge purple blue structure […]