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Water Temperature and Diving Conditions Log

Here is our diving centre's log of the conditions and special sightings for diving in Arinaga, Gran Canaria. As we dive different parts of the reserve every day we only visit some locations (such as the seahorses) once a week.

Date Conditions Temp Sightings
17/11/2008 Above Normal21CButterfly Ray, Angel Shark, 2 common stingray, 2 round ray, Great Spiny Spider Crab
16/11/2008 Did not dive21CDay off
15/11/2008 Normal21CAngel shark, Common Stingray
14/11/2008 Normal21CAngel shark, Common Stingray; Albacore and Great Spiny Spider Crab at Sardina
12/11/2008 Normal21CAngel shark, Common Stingray, Big barracuda, Morays, Octopus
11/11/2008 Normal21C2 Angel sharks
10/11/2008 Normal21CCommon Stingray, Round Ray
9/11/2008 Did not dive21CSunday - day off
8/11/2008 Normal21C2 Angelsharks, common stingray, round ray, Starry Weaverfish(Trachinus Radiatus)
7/11/2008 Normal21CEagle ray, baby angel shark (30cm), Canarian Lobsterette, lots of Barracudas
6/11/2008 Normal22CLarge Barracuda, first pygmy filefish of autumn
5/11/2008 Did not dive22CDay off for annual maintenance taks
4/11/2008 Did not dive22CDay off for annual maintenance taks
3/11/2008 Below Normal22C
1/11/2008 Poor22CButterfly Ray
30/10/2008 Below Normal22CCommon Stingray
29/10/2008 Did not dive23C
28/10/2008 Normal23C
27/10/2008 Below Normal23CLarge Round Ray, Common Stingray, baby Angelshark, Large squid, Tiger morays
24/10/2008 Below Normal23CRound rays, Morays, Big trumpetfish, Amberjack around Mogan
23/10/2008 Below Normal23CBarracuda, Tiger Moray
22/10/2008 Above Normal23CAngel Shark, Garfish, Tiger Moray, Round ray. In Las Palmas: Seabream, Amberjack, Bonito
21/10/2008 Above Normal23CTiger Moray, Big Gilt Headed Bream
20/10/2008 Excellent23CAngelshark, Big Amberjack, Round Ray, Forkbeard, Grouper, Abade Capitan
20/10/2008 Above Normal23CAngelshark, Big Amberjack, Round Ray, Forkbeard, Grouper, Abade Capitan
19/10/2008 Did not dive23CSunday - day off
18/10/2008 Above Normal23CStargazer, Barracudas; Amberjack and Striped Grunt at Sardina
16/10/2008 Above Normal23CAngelshark, Tiger Moray, baby Common ray, Dusky Grouper
14/10/2008 Normal23CTiger Moray, Common Stingray, Round ray, Large Guelly jack
13/10/2008 Above Normal24CSmall Round ray, Sand Sole
12/10/2008 Above Normal24CAngelshark, Eagle Ray, Common Ray at Sardina del Norte
11/10/2008 Normal23CVerrugatos, Tiger Moray, Canarian Lobsterette, Gilt Headed Bream
10/10/2008 Below Normal23CPejerrey
9/10/2008 Below Normal23C
8/10/2008 Normal23Ccommon stingray, barracudas
7/10/2008 Above Normal23CLots of Octopus, Tiger Moray, Dotted Moray and Brown Morays
4/10/2008 Normal24CAngelshark, Amberjack, Bonito
3/10/2008 Normal24CVerrugato, stargazer
2/10/2008 Normal24CSeahorse, stargazer, lots of barracudas
1/10/2008 Below Normal24CPoor visibility in Reserve, but Marbled Electric Ray, Eagle Ray and striped grunts at Sardina
25/9/2008 Normal24CWhat a funny day! No wind, slight groundswell, but grey and rain! Vis a bit down on last few days in shallows but still good.
24/9/2008 Excellent24CTriggerfish, garden Eels, Big shoal of baby barracudas in the bay
23/9/2008 Excellent24CRound Ray, Eagle Ray, Black Moray, Grouper, Tiger Moray
22/9/2008 Excellent24CGrouper, a half-abade capitan, eagle ray, Tiger Moray
21/9/2008 Excellent24CBig Round Ray, large Abade,
20/9/2008 Excellent24CGreat visibility and calm conditions here and in Las Palmas
19/9/2008 Above Normal24CIt Rained today! First time for months! Some areas a bit murky with run-off but we saw marbled electric ray, barracudas
17/9/2008 Above Normal24CTriggerfish, Grouper, Stargazer, Striped Grunt, baby common ray (pizza sized), lots of Morays including several tiger morays, Forkbeard
16/9/2008 Above Normal24CBig shoal of Baracudas, Tiger Moray
14/9/2008 Did not dive24CPool training
Did not dive24CPool training
12/9/2008 Normal24CStargazer
11/9/2008 Above Normal24CAngelshark
9/9/2008 Excellent24CLots of life although nothing special today
8/9/2008 Above Normal24CTriggerfish, Hairy Blenny, sea Hare, Octopus caught in the act of eating a Spinous Crab
7/9/2008 Did not dive24CSunday - day off
6/9/2008 Excellent24CButterfly Ray & Grey Triggerfish
5/9/2008 Excellent23C4 Grey Triggerfish
4/9/2008 Excellent23CGrey Triggerfish - After many weeks of poor weather finally autumn's excellent conditions have arrived!
3/9/2008 Above Normal23C3 Butterfly Rays in 2 different dive sites; 2 Common Ray, Marbled Electric Ray, Grey Triggerfish, Striped Grunt
2/9/2008 Did not dive23CPool Training all day!
1/9/2008 Above Normal23C
0/9/2008 Did not dive23CSunday - Day off
30/8/2008 Above Normal23CTriggerfish, Bonito, Verugato
29/8/2008 Above Normal23CEagle Ray
28/8/2008 Normal23CSeahorse, Eagle Ray, Tiger Moray, Bonito
27/8/2008 Below Normal23CTriggerfish, Eagle Ray, Tiger Moray, Grouper
26/8/2008 Below Normal23CPoor conditions
25/8/2008 Below Normal23CTriggerfish in Arinaga, Butterfly Ray at Sardina
24/8/2008 Did not dive23CSunday - day off
23/8/2008 Below Normal23C3 Eagle Rays in Formation, tiger moray, Hairy blenny
21/8/2008 Normal23CVerrugato, Tritons Trumpet, Glasseye
19/8/2008 Normal23CStargazer, tiger moray, Suddenly, lots of small octopus, and signs that an angelshark had been here.
18/8/2008 Normal23CTriton's Trumpet, Verrugato, Tiger Moray
17/8/2008 Did not dive23CSunday - day off
16/8/2008 Normal23CTriggerfish, White trevally and large octopus at Sardina el Norte
13/8/2008 Above Normal23CTwo triggerfish, two Groupers, Eagle Ray, lots of morays
12/8/2008 Normal23CButterfly Ray
11/8/2008 Above Normal23CRay day! 3 or 4 eagle rays, common ray and round ray (on one dive!), triggerfish, very 'friendly' barracuda, tiger moray ... lots more
10/8/2008 Did not dive23CSunday -day off
9/8/2008 Below Normal23Ctraining dives only - small moray
8/8/2008 Normal23CCanarian Lobsterette , Tiger Moray , Common Stingray
7/8/2008 Normal23C***Spiny Pufferfish ***, eagle ray; This was the biggest Spiny we have ever encountered anywhere on the island.
6/8/2008 Normal23CEagle ray, Grouper
5/8/2008 Normal23CSeahorse, barracudas, lots of sargo, Stargazer
4/8/2008 Normal23CCommon Stingrays, one samll one huge!
3/8/2008 Did not dive23CLong weekend off.
2/8/2008 Did not dive23CLong weekend off.
1/8/2008 Below Normal23CPair of Triggerfish defending their territory - nipping and bumping divers! At Sardina - Angelshark, seahorse and rays.
31/7/2008 Below Normal23CNice Eagle Ray, posing for all the cameras; Nudibrach, Big octopus and big barracuda; Doncella
30/7/2008 Below Normal23CSeahorse, Eagle ray, Sand Sole
29/7/2008 Normal22CTriggerfish, Grouper, Large group of Graden eels, cuttlefish eating a wide-eyed flounder
28/7/2008 Normal22CTriggerfish, large shoal of barracudas
27/7/2008 Did not dive22CSunday - day off.
26/7/2008 Normal22Clots of our normal friends but nothing special
25/7/2008 Normal22CElectric ray - swimming; Big shoal of barracudas
24/7/2008 Below Normal22CButterfly Ray, Common Stingray, Baby Angelshark, Triggerfish, stargazer
23/7/2008 Below Normal22CTiger Moray, Large Abade
22/7/2008 Normal22CRough Tailed ray, Seahorse at Sardina del Norte
20/7/2008 Did not dive22CSunday, Day off
19/7/2008 Above Normal22CForkbeard, Hairy Blenny in display colours
17/7/2008 Below Normal22CTriggerfish, large shoal of Derbio, Hairy blenny in display colours
16/7/2008 Normal21CAngel shark, triggerfish, marbled electric rays
15/7/2008 Normal21CAt Sardina: Angelsharks, round stingray, big shoal of barracudas
14/7/2008 Normal21C3 Angel sharks
13/7/2008 Did not dive21CSunday, Day off
12/7/2008 Normal21CCommon Stingray, Barracuda, Doncella in Arinaga; Night dive in Sardina 8 Butterfly Rays, 14 or 15 Angel Sharks, Squid,
11/7/2008 Normal21CAngel Shark, Butterfly Ray and two Eagle rays; Cape Lobster in the Cave
10/7/2008 Below Normal21CThree Butterfly rays! On one dive!
9/7/2008 Below Normal21CAngelshark, Gilt headed Bream
7/7/2008 Normal21CBaby Butterfly Ray! Baby Angelshark (70cm), eagle ray, common stingray; On night dive Sand Sole, Sand Octopus and fang-toothed conger.
6/7/2008 Did not dive21CDid not dive
5/7/2008 Normal21CAngel shark, eagle ray, common stingray, triggerfish, canarian lobsterette, prickly shrimp, nudibrachs, forkbeard
4/7/2008 Below Normal21CTrumpetfish, cuttlefish.
2/7/2008 Normal21C3 angel sharks, 3 marbled Electric rays, Doncella (Ornate wrasse), Triggerfish
1/7/2008 Normal21CButterfly Ray, Angel shark (about 50cm), eagle ray, common stingray, stargazer

Previous logs: Oct 2007 to Feb 2008 and Mar 2008 to June 2008