Houghton Bay has one spot, close to the usual descent point, that has been dubbed The Fish Spot. You'll typically go by it once on your way out and once on your way back. There is usually at least one blue moki at The Fish Spot, digging around in the kelp, chewing it up, and attracting many other fish. Today it was in fine form.

The Fish Spot

Not long after, The Fish Spot is a crevasse that is always full of crayfish. Today it was in fine form. The right-hand side of the crevasse wall was literally layered with crayfish there were so many. It was impossible to tell where one stopped and another began.

Crayfish

The return path went through The Fish Spot again. I made sure to really get into the middle of it this time.

The Fish Spot

At the end of the dive, I saw this happy little common triplefin camped out in a cook's turban.

Common Triplefin

iNaturalist NZ: Observations on 2026-01-10.

Location: Wellington, North Island, Wellington, New Zealand

Dive Number:   280 Bottom Time: 56m Time In: 12:57 p.m. Tank In: 195 PSI Max Depth: 12.70 ft Table Used:

Mix:   Air Safety Stop: 3m Time Out: 1:53 p.m. Tank Out: 67 PSI Average Depth: 7.50 ft Start Pressure Group:

Surface Interval:   1h 6m End Pressure Group:

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