Octopus

October 24, 2020

Great dive but I'll skip to the best part. At the very end of the dive, we were headed back to shore and came across a couple of other divers hanging out at the surface looking down so we started looking down too. At first I didn't spot it but after 10-15 seconds of staring, I saw an octopus strolling through the weeds on the way back to its den. My first octopus sighting in New Zealand.

Octopus

Octopus

It was only about 3-4 metres down and there was considerable surge. I had to fight to stay at depth but managed to keep my camera on the octopus the whole time. I was glad I didn't spook it and it calmly and naturally went about its return to its den. I only wish I had arrived a few minutes earlier to catch its whole trek. Either way it's great to see an octopus in the marine reserve!

Mermaid's Kitchen East


Location: Wellington, Taputeranga Marine Reserve, New Zealand

Statistics


Dive Number:   167
Bottom Time: 49m
Time In: 2:20 p.m.
Tank In:
Max Depth: 10.60 ft
Table Used:
Mix:   Air
Safety Stop: 3m
Time Out: 3:09 p.m.
Tank Out:
Average Depth: 6.50 ft
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Surface Interval:  
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