The first 5 minutes of the first dive of the season were epic … instant octopus. As soon as we descended, I got my camera out in case something amazing happened. 

Something amazing happened. My buddy out ahead saw this octopus crawling along the ocean floor and headed right for me. Hence, the incredible close-ups. I was able to follow it for almost 5 minutes before it wandered away too quickly to follow.

New Zealand Octopus

Some other stuff happened on the dive but really it was just me waiting 45 minutes to get out so I could check out the pictures and video.

iNaturalist NZ: Observations on 2025-10-18.

 

Location: Wellington, Taputeranga Marine Reserve, New Zealand

Dive Number:   274 Bottom Time: 55m Time In: 2:08 p.m. Tank In: 204 PSI Max Depth: 12.00 ft Table Used:

Mix:   Air Safety Stop: 3m Time Out: 3:03 p.m. Tank Out: 62 PSI Average Depth: 6.90 ft Start Pressure Group:

Surface Interval:   End Pressure Group:

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