Seychelles Dive Log #1

By the Numbers: Bi-Weekly Dive Log
Dive #1	3/4/2011
Dive Time: 08:15	Bottom Time: 46 minutes
Max Depth: 5.6 meters	Water Temperature: 28-30
Visibility: 10-12 meters
Air Consumption: 265 bar → 165 bar
Gear: 4lb weight belt, 3/4mm full wetsuit
Notes: Played tic-tac-toe in the sand with Jack
Seychelles Bottom Time: 46 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 5.6 meters
Dive #2	4/4/2011
Dive Time: 14:14	Bottom Time: 48 minutes
Max Depth: 5.8 meters	Water Temperature: 28-30
Visibility: 10-12 meters
Air Consumption: 2700 psi → 1900 psi
Gear: 4lb weight belt, 3/4mm full wetsuit
Notes: *Peak Performance Bouyancy* Neutral Bouyancy, Cross-Legged Hover, Up-Side-Down Hover, Hoop Swim, Hoop Swim w/extra weight
Seychelles Bottom Time: 94 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 5.8 meters
Dive #3	5/4/2011
Dive Time: 09:55	Bottom Time: 44 minutes
Max Depth: 11.4 meters	Water Temperature: 29
Visibility: 12-14 meters
Air Consumption: 220 bar → 150 bar
Gear: 4lb weight belt, 3/4mm full wetsuit
Notes: *Underwater Naturalist* Turtle, Nudibranch, Algae, Sea Cucumber, Sea Urchin, Montipora, Acropora, Pocillipora, Porites, Galaxea
Seychelles Bottom Time: 138 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 11.4 meters
Dive #4	6/4/2011
Dive Time: 15:43	Bottom Time: 42 minutes
Max Depth: 13.1 meters	Water Temperature: 30
Visibility: 10-12 meters
Air Consumption: 175 bar → 120 bar
Gear: 2lb weight belt, 2mm neoprene jacket
Notes: *Boat* Backwards Roll Entry, Eels, Lobsters
Seychelles Bottom Time: 180 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 13.1 meters
Dive #5	7/4/2011
Dive Time: 09:21	Bottom Time: 50 minutes
Max Depth: 9.6 meters	Water Temperature: 30
Visibility: 8-10 meters
Air Consumption: 2600 psi → 1700 psi
Gear: 2lb weight belt, 2mm neoprene jacket
Notes: *Navigation* 20 meters-18 kicks, 10 meters-9 kicks, natural navigation for 20 meters, reciprocal heading navigation for 20 meters, 30 meter square navigation, played tic-tac toe and hangman on dive slate with Julia
Seychelles Bottom Time: 230 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 13.1 meters
Dive #6	8/4/2011
Dive Time: 14:01	Bottom Time: 26 minutes
Max Depth: 23.4 meters	Water Temperature: 29
Visibility: 8-10 meters
Air Consumption: 210 bar → 155 bar
Gear: 2lb weight belt, 2mm neoprene jacket
Notes: *Deep* Effects of depth on visible light, effects of depth on air density, played with a cracked egg underwater, realized the effect of depth on basic motor skills, maintained neutral buoyancy during deep swim
Seychelles Bottom Time: 256 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 23.4 meters
Dive #7	11/4/2011
Dive Time: 15:27	Bottom Time: 34 minutes
Max Depth: 8.4 meters	Water Temperature: 27
Visibility: 8-10 meters
Air Consumption: 2800 psi → 1900 psi
Gear: 2lb weight belt, 2mm neoprene jacket
Notes: *Turtle Dive* Vero navigation guru, no turtles, swam in U-pattern towards rocks BTE
Seychelles Bottom Time: 290 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 23.4 meters
Dive #8	12/4/2011
Dive Time: 09:18	Bottom Time: 49 minutes
Max Depth: 12.7 meters	Water Temperature: 29
Visibility: 8-10 meters
Air Consumption: 2600 psi → 1700 psi
Gear: 2lb weight belt, 2mm neoprene jacket
Notes: Coral Spot Dive w/Lee, Sam, Malcolm. ID: lobophyllia, astreopora, herpolitha, porites, cycloseris (big!), turbinaria, fungia, podabacia, psammocora, montipora, *pocillopra → montipora*
Seychelles Bottom Time: 339 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 23.4 meters
Dive #9	13/4/2011
Dive Time: 12:21	Bottom Time: 47 minutes
Max Depth: 9.1 meters	Water Temperature: 29
Visibility: 8-10 meters
Air Consumption: 2700 psi → 1300 psi
Gear: No weights, Long-sleeve rashguard
Notes: Coral Spot Dive w/Brian, Nick, Malcolm. ID: *merulina → pavona, *alveopora → goniopora, pavona, *stylocoeniella → podabacia (styles), stylocoeniella, turbinaria, *montipora (peaked), mycedium, pavona, gardineroseris, pavona, hydophora, *pavona (very fine septa)
Seychelles Bottom Time: 386 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 23.4 meters
Dive #10	14/4/2011
Dive Time: 11:23	Bottom Time: 52 minutes
Max Depth: 14.8 meters	Water Temperature: 29
Visibility: 8-10 meters
Air Consumption: 2700 psi → 1500 psi
Gear: No weights, Short-sleeve beneath Long-sleeve rashguard
Notes: Coral Spot Dive w/Grace, Dan, Julia. ID: Pavona, Halomitra, Leptoseris, Hydnophora, *Gardineroseris → Psammocora, Turbinaria, Montipora, Pavona, Turbinaria, Pavona, Pachyseris, Lobophyllia, *Porites Recruit, Gardineroseris
Seychelles Bottom Time: 438 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 23.4 meters
Dive #11	14/4/2011
Dive Time: 13:25	Bottom Time: 46 minutes
Max Depth: 12.2 meters	Water Temperature: 29
Visibility: 8-10 meters
Air Consumption: 2700 psi → 1800 psi
Gear: No weights, Short-sleeve beneath Long-sleeve rashguard
Notes: Coral Spot Dive w/Brian, Meg, Amelia. ID: Pocillopora, Porites, Goniopora, Fungia, Acanthastrea, Stylophora, Pavona, Herpolitha, Echinophyllia, Mycedium, Gardineroseris, Hydnophora, Pachyseris, Lobophyllia, *Fungia → Cycloseris, Physogyra, Gardineroseris, Astreopora, Physogyra, Symphilia
Seychelles Bottom Time: 484 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 23.4 meters
Dive #12	15/4/2011
Dive Time: 16:27	Bottom Time: 48 minutes
Max Depth: 8.2 meters	Water Temperature: 29
Visibility: 8-10 meters
Air Consumption: 2600 psi → 1700 psi
Gear: No weights, Long-sleeve rashguard
Notes: Coral Spot Dive w/Lee, Nick, Will. ID: *Physogyra → Montipora (extended tentacles!), Porites, Goniopora, Montipora, Psammocora, Stylophora, Gardineroseris, Hydnophora, Psammocora, *Fungia → Herpolitha (second guessed myself), *Leptoseris → Pavona (second guessed myself), Echinophyllia, Acanthastrea, Podabacia, Psammocora, Turbinaria, Astreopora, Lobophyllia, Pavona
Seychelles Bottom Time: 532 minutes
Seychelles Max Depth: 23.4 meters