There are some dives where everything happens, there are some dives where nothing happens. Sometimes on the same day at the same site. This dive was an everything dive.

There's never a shortage of Paua at New Zealand dive sites.

Blackfoot Paua

Common Triplefin

Variable Triplefish and Crayfish

This Blue Moki had a curious darker colour on its back half.

Blue Moki

Then there's the Blue Cod.

Blue Cod

I've seen this kind of anemone before at the Snorkel Trail. I'm trying to figure out what species it is.

Genus Epiactis

New Zealand Hermit Crab

Once in a while you find the molted exoskeleton of a crayfish. They're great to get a good close look at.

Molted Exoskeleton of a Crayfish

At the end of the dive, right when we were at the surface, we came across this sizeable school of Yelloweye Mullet. They even circled me at one point.

Yelloweye Mullet

That was definitely a first for me at the Snorkel Trail. A very cool moment to have right at the surface.

iNaturalist NZ: Observations on 2025-04-12.

Location: Wellington, Island Bay, New Zealand

Dive Number:   272 Bottom Time: 1h 5m Time In: 10:45 a.m. Tank In: 216 PSI Max Depth: 11.20 ft Table Used:

Mix:   Air Safety Stop: 3m Time Out: 11:51 a.m. Tank Out: 80 PSI Average Depth: 7.60 ft Start Pressure Group:

Surface Interval:   End Pressure Group:

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