Now THIS is a Southern stingray! Videocap by Rich Torkington in the USVIs 2006  |
A cute-looking sargassum triggerfish at King's Corner
Videocap by Rich Torkington in the USVIs 2006  |
There is some current here and we have a drift dive planned for this morning. The dive starts out at one mooring ball in about 70 feet of water, and ends at the next one about 3 or 4 tenths of a mile away in about 60 feet of water.
We see plenty of great stuff on this dive, starting with a tremendously huge Caribbean spiny lobster, surrounded by smaller ones. We decide it looks like the Brady family, yes Brady lobsters. There is soon a huge mutton snapper who comes by, then three or four turtles (both hawkbill and green).
We enjoy a tremendous southern stingray, maybe the largest one I’ve ever seen. Then some great looking sargassum triggerfish, a white spotted moray eel, and a school Atlantic spadefish. This is one of the best dives we’ve done in St Croix.
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Dive
Info:
Dive
Info:
Fins:
Mares Avanti Quattro
Mares Avanti Quattro
Computer:
U S Divers Matrix
U S Divers Matrix
Tank:
80 ft3 Aluminum
80 ft3 Aluminum
BCD:
SeaQuest Spectrum 4
SeaQuest Spectrum 4
Dive Type:
Boat
Boat
Body of Water:
Caribbean
Caribbean
Mask:
U S Divers
U S Divers
Protection:
3mm shorty
3mm shorty
Regulator:
SeaQuest
Spectrum XR2
plus Oceanic
Slimline octopus
SeaQuest
Spectrum XR2
plus Oceanic
Slimline octopus
Weight:
8 lb
8 lb
Water Type:
Salt
Salt
Video Equipment:
Sony DCR-TRV227 digital handycam in Top Dawg housing
Sony DCR-TRV227 digital handycam in Top Dawg housing