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.
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Date
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Conditions
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Temp
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Sightings
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31/12/2007
|
Above Normal
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20C
|
Seahorse, Cape Lobster, Grouper (Mero),
Nudibrach, Glasseye. Lots of Sardines and
Bogas everywhere with unusual numbers of
barracudas sizing them up.
|
|
30/12/2007
|
Above Normal
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20C
|
Angelshark, Common Stingray, Stargazer,
Striped Grunt, large school of about 50-70
barracudas
|
|
28/12/2007
|
Above Normal
|
20C
|
3 Angelsharks (all females) on one dive,
pygmy filefish, large barracuda in Bay
|
|
27/12/2007
|
Normal
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20C
|
Angelshark, Common Stingray, pygmy filefish
|
|
25/12/2007
|
Did not dive
|
20C
|
Christmas Day!
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|
24/12/2007
|
Normal
|
20C
|
A 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
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|
22/12/2007
|
Above Normal
|
20C
|
Four Angelsharks!, all female, in two ares;
v. large cuttlefish, barracudas, morays,
verrugato
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|
21/12/2007
|
Above Normal
|
20C
|
Two 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
|
Normal
|
20C
|
Angelshark, Barracudas, Verrugato (Shi Drum),
octopus
|
|
19/12/2007
|
Below Normal
|
20C
|
There 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
|
Normal
|
20C
|
Group of Cuttlefish, barracuda,
|
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17/12/2007
|
Normal
|
21C
|
The Christmas tree has arrived! just outside
the small cave in 20m. Also 2 Common
stingray, Verrugato.
|
|
16/12/2007
|
Did not dive
|
21C
|
Sunday - day off
|
|
15/12/2007
|
Above Normal
|
21C
|
Seahorse, stingray, canarian Lobster,
glasseye,
|
|
14/12/2007
|
Above Normal
|
21C
|
sting rays, large scorpion fish, large silver
bream
|
|
13/12/2007
|
Below Normal
|
21C
|
angel sharks, large scorpion fish, seaswell
and surge
|
|
12/12/2007
|
Below Normal
|
21C
|
octopus, large scorpion fish, seaswell and
surge
|
|
11/12/2007
|
Below Normal
|
21C
|
octopus, seaswell and surge
|
|
10/12/2007
|
Above Normal
|
21C
|
Barrakuda, octopus, large silver bream
|
|
9/12/2007
|
Did not dive
|
21C
|
Sunday is our day off.
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|
8/12/2007
|
Normal
|
21C
|
What 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
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Angelshark, Butterfly Ray beds, octopus,
barrakuda
|
|
5/12/2007
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Angelshark, Butterfly Ray, Common Stingray,
first pygmy filefish in the bay for winter
|
|
4/12/2007
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Moray Pintada, Verrugato, several Octopus
|
|
3/12/2007
|
Below Normal
|
21C
|
Usual life such as cuttlefish, octopus,
barracudas
|
|
2/12/2007
|
Did not dive
|
21C
|
Sunday - day off
|
|
1/12/2007
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Angelshark, several common stingrays, pygmy
filefish, glasseye, abade (comb groupers)
also seem more common at the moment.
|
|
30/12/2007
|
Did not dive
|
21C
|
Boat diving in Puerto Rico, conditions looked
good in the reserve.
|
|
29/11/2007
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Common Stingray, Marbled Electric ray, all 3
types of moray (dotted, brown and tiger),
Sama
|
|
28/11/2007
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Two Seahorses in 2 locations, 2 common
Stingray
|
|
27/11/2007
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Stingray, Morays, barracudas, octopus
|
|
26/11/2007
|
Below Normal
|
22C
|
Common Stingray, Seahorse
|
|
25/11/2007
|
Did not dive
|
22C
|
SUnday - day off
|
|
24/11/2007
|
Normal
|
22C
|
Seahorse, stargazer, two common stingray
playing together
|
|
22/11/2007
|
Normal
|
22C
|
Garfish, octopus
|
|
21/11/2007
|
Above Normal
|
21C
|
Seahorse, stargazer, garfish, two commmon
stingrays, one playing with the divers
|
|
20/11/2007
|
Above Normal
|
21C
|
Lovely 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
|
Excellent
|
21-22C
|
Angel shark, two baby stingrays, striped
grunt, and the carapace of a harlequin crab.
|
|
18/11/2007
|
Above Normal
|
22C
|
3 Seahorses in two locations, cuttlefish,
Hydroid (jellyfish-like creature)
|
|
15/11/2007
|
Above Normal
|
22C
|
Angelshark, 2 Dusky Grouper, Moray
free-swimming, Stargazer, Octopus, seahorse
|
|
14/11/2007
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Dusky Grouper, Morays, Stargazer, Garfish
|
|
13/11/2007
|
Above Normal
|
21C
|
Seahorse (different one), stargazer , large
octopus, barracuda, morays
|
|
12/11/2007
|
Normal
|
22C
|
Seahorse (Andy's first!), Angelshark
|
|
11/11/2007
|
Did not dive
|
22C
|
Sunday - day off.
|
|
10/11/2007
|
Above Normal
|
22C
|
Star gazer, Barracudas, Trumpetfish
|
|
7/11/2007
|
Above Normal
|
22C
|
Eagle ray, octopus
|
|
6/11/2007
|
Excellent
|
22C
|
Angel shark in the bay, 1.5m - The first
returner for winter!
|
|
5/11/2007
|
Above Normal
|
22C
|
Two seahorses, Verrugatos, Tiger Moray,
Glasseyes, barracudas.
|
|
4/11/2007
|
Did not dive
|
22C
|
Sunday - day off.
|
|
3/11/2007
|
Normal
|
22C
|
Wreck diving in Las Palmas!
|
|
1/11/2007
|
Above Normal
|
22C
|
Tiger Moray, pico-pato moray, centoyo (the
spider crab that disguises itself, Dusky
Grouper, Stargazer, round stingray
|
|
31/10/2007
|
Normal
|
22C
|
Glasseye, Trumpetfish
|
|
30/10/2007
|
Normal
|
22C
|
Cuttlefish, stargazer, needlefish
|
|
29/10/2007
|
Above Normal
|
22C
|
Stargazer, Garfish, Cuttlefish
|
|
28/10/2007
|
Did not dive
|
22C
|
Day off!
|
|
27/10/2007
|
Normal
|
22C
|
Rough-tailed ray, Samas, mating cuttlefish,
barracudas and Bonitos chasing bogas and
sardines
|
|
25/10/2007
|
Above Normal
|
22C
|
Two stingrays (one common, one yellow),
seahorse, stargazer, Tiger moray, baby black
moray, several octopus.
|
|
24/10/2007
|
Excellent
|
22C
|
Two Seahorses, stargazer
|
|
23/10/2007
|
Above Normal
|
23C
|
Seahorse, Common rays, very large moray
|
|
22/10/2007
|
Above Normal
|
23C
|
Two common stingrays, Tiger Morays
|
|
21/10/2007
|
Above Normal
|
22C
|
We went to Sardina del Norte yesterday.
Common stingray, huge shoal of barracudas,
large Jurels among them.
|
|
20/10/2007
|
Above Normal
|
22C
|
We 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
|
Excellent
|
23C
|
Angelshark, giant Jurel(1m), Tiger Moray,
Stargazer, imprint of a Butterfly ray 2m
across
|
|
18/10/2007
|
Above Normal
|
23C
|
Seahorse, 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
|
Excellent
|
22C
|
Common Stingray in a cave, stargazer,
visibility still excellent and waters calm.
|
|
16/10/2007
|
Excellent
|
22C
|
Eagle 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
|
Excellent
|
22C
|
Tritons Trumpet, baby angelshark, large dusky
groupers
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