Off to Houghton Bay and Princess Beach for a day of diving.

Lots of Crystal Jellies in the bay. Even saw one being picked apart by a scarlet wrasse.

Crystal Jellies

Scarlet Wrasse vs Crystal Jellies

An impressive Seven-armed Sea Star.

Seven-armed Sea Star

We often see thse Southern Cat's Eye on kelp.

Southern Cat's Eye

Found a photogenic Tiger Topsnail hanging out in a sponge.

Tiger Topsnail

I love the look of the wandering Wandering Sea Anemone.

Wandering Sea Anemone

Finishing up the dive, this blue moki spent some time following us around.

Blue Moki

I've taken to using iNaturalist NZ for fish identification and the findings for the day are at Observations on 2025-02-01.

Location: Wellington, North Island, Wellington, New Zealand

Dive Number:   266 Bottom Time: 55m Time In: 10:50 a.m. Tank In: 199 PSI Max Depth: 18.20 ft Table Used:

Mix:   Air Safety Stop: 3m Time Out: 11:45 a.m. Tank Out: 47 PSI Average Depth: 11.50 ft Start Pressure Group:

Surface Interval:   End Pressure Group:

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