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Water Temperature and Diving Conditions Log
- October 2007 to December 2007

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.

Other logs : Current log and Mar 2008 to June 2008
Date Conditions Temp Sightings
31/12/2007 Above Normal20CSeahorse, Cape Lobster, Grouper (Mero), Nudibrach, Glasseye. Lots of Sardines and Bogas everywhere with unusual numbers of barracudas sizing them up.
30/12/2007 Above Normal20CAngelshark, Common Stingray, Stargazer, Striped Grunt, large school of about 50-70 barracudas
28/12/2007 Above Normal20C3 Angelsharks (all females) on one dive, pygmy filefish, large barracuda in Bay
27/12/2007 Normal20CAngelshark, Common Stingray, pygmy filefish
25/12/2007 Did not dive20CChristmas Day!
24/12/2007 Normal20CA nice angelshark for christmas eve along with a common stingray and a dive down to the Christmas Tree. Merry Christmas to you all !Brian, Ed, Andy, Marilyn and Siobhan
22/12/2007 Above Normal20CFour Angelsharks!, all female, in two ares; v. large cuttlefish, barracudas, morays, verrugato
21/12/2007 Above Normal20CTwo Angelsharks, one male, one female, in two ares; Stargazers, stingray, morays, Barracuda in the bay chasing a huge shoal of sardines, pgymy filefish starting to be found all over the reserve again. After all the rain at the start of the week conditions have improved rapidly.
20/12/2007 Normal20CAngelshark, Barracudas, Verrugato (Shi Drum), octopus
19/12/2007 Below Normal20CThere was a huge rainstorm on Tuesday/wednesday morning, and because of the run-off some of the shallower areas have lost their visability, but in the central (deeper) parts of the reserve the viz is still 10-15m and surface conditions are good. Tiger Moray, Pygmy filefish, Verrugato, Glasseyes
18/12/2007 Normal20CGroup of Cuttlefish, barracuda,
17/12/2007 Normal21CThe Christmas tree has arrived! just outside the small cave in 20m. Also 2 Common stingray, Verrugato.
16/12/2007 Did not dive21CSunday - day off
15/12/2007 Above Normal21CSeahorse, stingray, canarian Lobster, glasseye,
14/12/2007 Above Normal21Csting rays, large scorpion fish, large silver bream
13/12/2007 Below Normal21Cangel sharks, large scorpion fish, seaswell and surge
12/12/2007 Below Normal21Coctopus, large scorpion fish, seaswell and surge
11/12/2007 Below Normal21Coctopus, seaswell and surge
10/12/2007 Above Normal21CBarrakuda, octopus, large silver bream
9/12/2007 Did not dive21CSunday is our day off.
8/12/2007 Normal21CWhat a great day! two angel sharks, two Butterfly Rays! plus long-legged octopus, stargazer, canarian lobster and our first brown-striped shrimp on a night dive.
7/12/2007 Normal21CAngelshark, Butterfly Ray beds, octopus, barrakuda
5/12/2007 Normal21CAngelshark, Butterfly Ray, Common Stingray, first pygmy filefish in the bay for winter
4/12/2007 Normal21CMoray Pintada, Verrugato, several Octopus
3/12/2007 Below Normal21CUsual life such as cuttlefish, octopus, barracudas
2/12/2007 Did not dive21CSunday - day off
1/12/2007 Normal21CAngelshark, several common stingrays, pygmy filefish, glasseye, abade (comb groupers) also seem more common at the moment.
30/12/2007 Did not dive21CBoat diving in Puerto Rico, conditions looked good in the reserve.
29/11/2007 Normal21CCommon Stingray, Marbled Electric ray, all 3 types of moray (dotted, brown and tiger), Sama
28/11/2007 Normal21CTwo Seahorses in 2 locations, 2 common Stingray
27/11/2007 Normal21CStingray, Morays, barracudas, octopus
26/11/2007 Below Normal22CCommon Stingray, Seahorse
25/11/2007 Did not dive22CSUnday - day off
24/11/2007 Normal22CSeahorse, stargazer, two common stingray playing together
22/11/2007 Normal22CGarfish, octopus
21/11/2007 Above Normal21CSeahorse, stargazer, garfish, two commmon stingrays, one playing with the divers
20/11/2007 Above Normal21CLovely conditions here on the East side of the Island at the present, calm seas, great visibility (15-20m) lots of marine life. All the schools on the west coast are diving here at present as conditions on the west are quite poor.
19/11/2007 Excellent21-22CAngel shark, two baby stingrays, striped grunt, and the carapace of a harlequin crab.
18/11/2007 Above Normal22C3 Seahorses in two locations, cuttlefish, Hydroid (jellyfish-like creature)
15/11/2007 Above Normal22CAngelshark, 2 Dusky Grouper, Moray free-swimming, Stargazer, Octopus, seahorse
14/11/2007 Normal21CDusky Grouper, Morays, Stargazer, Garfish
13/11/2007 Above Normal21CSeahorse (different one), stargazer , large octopus, barracuda, morays
12/11/2007 Normal22CSeahorse (Andy's first!), Angelshark
11/11/2007 Did not dive22CSunday - day off.
10/11/2007 Above Normal22CStar gazer, Barracudas, Trumpetfish
7/11/2007 Above Normal22CEagle ray, octopus
6/11/2007 Excellent22CAngel shark in the bay, 1.5m - The first returner for winter!
5/11/2007 Above Normal22CTwo seahorses, Verrugatos, Tiger Moray, Glasseyes, barracudas.
4/11/2007 Did not dive22CSunday - day off.
3/11/2007 Normal22CWreck diving in Las Palmas!
1/11/2007 Above Normal22CTiger Moray, pico-pato moray, centoyo (the spider crab that disguises itself, Dusky Grouper, Stargazer, round stingray
31/10/2007 Normal22CGlasseye, Trumpetfish
30/10/2007 Normal22CCuttlefish, stargazer, needlefish
29/10/2007 Above Normal22CStargazer, Garfish, Cuttlefish
28/10/2007 Did not dive22CDay off!
27/10/2007 Normal22CRough-tailed ray, Samas, mating cuttlefish, barracudas and Bonitos chasing bogas and sardines
25/10/2007 Above Normal22CTwo stingrays (one common, one yellow), seahorse, stargazer, Tiger moray, baby black moray, several octopus.
24/10/2007 Excellent22CTwo Seahorses, stargazer
23/10/2007 Above Normal23CSeahorse, Common rays, very large moray
22/10/2007 Above Normal23CTwo common stingrays, Tiger Morays
21/10/2007 Above Normal22CWe went to Sardina del Norte yesterday. Common stingray, huge shoal of barracudas, large Jurels among them.
20/10/2007 Above Normal22CWe went to Las Palmas yesterday for some great wreck diving on the Kalais. Lots of Barracuda, shoaling fish and a great days diving
19/10/2007 Excellent23CAngelshark, giant Jurel(1m), Tiger Moray, Stargazer, imprint of a Butterfly ray 2m across
18/10/2007 Above Normal23CSeahorse, common stingray, roncadors during the day; Eagle ray, stargazer, red-legged octopus, Canarian lobsterette, tiger moray, golden Balearic Conger on night dive.
17/10/2007 Excellent22CCommon Stingray in a cave, stargazer, visibility still excellent and waters calm.
16/10/2007 Excellent22CEagle Ray, Marbled Electric Ray in the Reserve; Great conditions and visibility on the Arona with huge shoals of shoaling fish on the Arona outside Las Palmas
15/10/2007 Excellent22CTritons Trumpet, baby angelshark, large dusky groupers