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
|
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31/12/2008
|
Above Normal
|
18C
|
Butterfly ray, 2 Angelshark (1 swimming)
|
|
30/12/2008
|
Poor
|
18C
|
2 Angelshark (1 swimming), Common stingray,
|
|
29/12/2008
|
Above Normal
|
18C
|
Angelshark swimming, Marbled Electric ray,
Gilt headed Bream, Derbio
|
|
28/12/2008
|
Excellent
|
18C
|
Round Ray, Nudibrach, large Hermit crab
|
|
27/12/2008
|
Excellent
|
18C
|
2 Angel Sharks, Common Stingray
|
|
25/12/2008
|
Did not dive
|
18C
|
2 Angel Sharks, Stargazer, 'The secret
Cannon'
|
|
25/12/2008
|
Did not dive
|
18C
|
Christmas day!
|
|
24/12/2008
|
Normal
|
18C
|
|
|
23/12/2008
|
Normal
|
19C
|
Angel Shark, Eagle ray, Electric Ray, Common
Moray
|
|
22/12/2008
|
Below Normal
|
19C
|
|
|
21/12/2008
|
Did not dive
|
19C
|
Sunday - Day off
|
|
20/12/2008
|
Poor
|
19C
|
|
|
19/12/2008
|
Below Normal
|
19C
|
|
|
17/12/2008
|
Normal
|
19C
|
2 Angel Shark, Round Ray, 2 Slipper Lobster
|
|
17/12/2008
|
Poor
|
19C
|
Angel Shark, Derbio
|
|
16/12/2008
|
Poor
|
19C
|
|
|
15/12/2008
|
Poor
|
19C
|
|
|
7/12/2008
|
Did not dive
|
19C
|
Sunday Day off
|
|
5/12/2008
|
Normal
|
19C
|
Big shoal of Derbio, Garfish, big Barracuda
|
|
4/12/2008
|
Normal
|
19C
|
Derbio
|
|
3/12/2008
|
Poor
|
19C
|
Tiger Moray
|
|
2/12/2008
|
Poor
|
19C
|
Tiger Moray, Big Barracuda
|
|
30/11/2008
|
Did not dive
|
19C
|
Day off
|
|
29/11/2008
|
Above Normal
|
19C
|
110cm Angelshark, Large Round ray, common
stingray
|
|
28/11/2008
|
Below Normal
|
20C
|
30cm Angelshark, common stingray, Medregal,
Large Hermit crab
|
|
27/11/2008
|
Did not dive
|
20C
|
Diving at Sardina
|
|
26/11/2008
|
Poor
|
20C
|
Angelshark, Butterfly ray, Grouper
|
|
25/11/2008
|
Below Normal
|
20C
|
Angelshark
|
|
23/11/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
2 Angelshark, Mother Common Stingray + 3
babies, Bonitos, 3 types of Morays
|
|
22/11/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
2 Angelshark, Morays
|
|
21/11/2008
|
Above Normal
|
21C
|
3 Angelshark, Common Stingrays
|
|
20/11/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Female Common Stingray with five babies!!,
Angelshark
|
|
19/11/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Stargazer, Common Stingray
|
|
18/11/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Wreck Diving
|
|
17/11/2008
|
Above Normal
|
21C
|
Butterfly Ray, Angel Shark, 2 common
stingray, 2 round ray, Great Spiny Spider
Crab
|
|
16/11/2008
|
Did not dive
|
21C
|
Day off
|
|
15/11/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Angel shark, Common Stingray
|
|
14/11/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Angel shark, Common Stingray; Albacore and
Great Spiny Spider Crab at Sardina
|
|
12/11/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Angel shark, Common Stingray, Big barracuda,
Morays, Octopus
|
|
11/11/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
2 Angel sharks
|
|
10/11/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Common Stingray, Round Ray
|
|
9/11/2008
|
Did not dive
|
21C
|
Sunday - day off
|
|
8/11/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
2 Angelsharks, common stingray, round ray,
Starry Weaverfish(Trachinus Radiatus)
|
|
7/11/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Eagle ray, baby angel shark (30cm), Canarian
Lobsterette, lots of Barracudas
|
|
6/11/2008
|
Normal
|
22C
|
Large Barracuda, first pygmy filefish of
autumn
|
|
5/11/2008
|
Did not dive
|
22C
|
Day off for annual maintenance taks
|
|
4/11/2008
|
Did not dive
|
22C
|
Day off for annual maintenance taks
|
|
3/11/2008
|
Below Normal
|
22C
|
|
|
1/11/2008
|
Poor
|
22C
|
Butterfly Ray
|
|
30/10/2008
|
Below Normal
|
22C
|
Common Stingray
|
|
29/10/2008
|
Did not dive
|
23C
|
|
|
28/10/2008
|
Normal
|
23C
|
|
|
27/10/2008
|
Below Normal
|
23C
|
Large Round Ray, Common Stingray, baby
Angelshark, Large squid, Tiger morays
|
|
24/10/2008
|
Below Normal
|
23C
|
Round rays, Morays, Big trumpetfish,
Amberjack around Mogan
|
|
23/10/2008
|
Below Normal
|
23C
|
Barracuda, Tiger Moray
|
|
22/10/2008
|
Above Normal
|
23C
|
Angel Shark, Garfish, Tiger Moray, Round ray.
In Las Palmas: Seabream, Amberjack, Bonito
|
|
21/10/2008
|
Above Normal
|
23C
|
Tiger Moray, Big Gilt Headed Bream
|
|
20/10/2008
|
Excellent
|
23C
|
Angelshark, Big Amberjack, Round Ray,
Forkbeard, Grouper, Abade Capitan
|
|
20/10/2008
|
Above Normal
|
23C
|
Angelshark, Big Amberjack, Round Ray,
Forkbeard, Grouper, Abade Capitan
|
|
19/10/2008
|
Did not dive
|
23C
|
Sunday - day off
|
|
18/10/2008
|
Above Normal
|
23C
|
Stargazer, Barracudas; Amberjack and Striped
Grunt at Sardina
|
|
16/10/2008
|
Above Normal
|
23C
|
Angelshark, Tiger Moray, baby Common ray,
Dusky Grouper
|
|
14/10/2008
|
Normal
|
23C
|
Tiger Moray, Common Stingray, Round ray,
Large Guelly jack
|
|
13/10/2008
|
Above Normal
|
24C
|
Small Round ray, Sand Sole
|
|
12/10/2008
|
Above Normal
|
24C
|
Angelshark, Eagle Ray, Common Ray at Sardina
del Norte
|
|
11/10/2008
|
Normal
|
23C
|
Verrugatos, Tiger Moray, Canarian
Lobsterette, Gilt Headed Bream
|
|
10/10/2008
|
Below Normal
|
23C
|
Pejerrey
|
|
9/10/2008
|
Below Normal
|
23C
|
|
|
8/10/2008
|
Normal
|
23C
|
common stingray, barracudas
|
|
7/10/2008
|
Above Normal
|
23C
|
Lots of Octopus, Tiger Moray, Dotted Moray
and Brown Morays
|
|
4/10/2008
|
Normal
|
24C
|
Angelshark, Amberjack, Bonito
|
|
3/10/2008
|
Normal
|
24C
|
Verrugato, stargazer
|
|
2/10/2008
|
Normal
|
24C
|
Seahorse, stargazer, lots of barracudas
|
|
1/10/2008
|
Below Normal
|
24C
|
Poor visibility in Reserve, but Marbled
Electric Ray, Eagle Ray and striped grunts at
Sardina
|
|
25/9/2008
|
Normal
|
24C
|
What 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
|
Excellent
|
24C
|
Triggerfish, garden Eels, Big shoal of baby
barracudas in the bay
|
|
23/9/2008
|
Excellent
|
24C
|
Round Ray, Eagle Ray, Black Moray, Grouper,
Tiger Moray
|
|
22/9/2008
|
Excellent
|
24C
|
Grouper, a half-abade capitan, eagle ray,
Tiger Moray
|
|
21/9/2008
|
Excellent
|
24C
|
Big Round Ray, large Abade,
|
|
20/9/2008
|
Excellent
|
24C
|
Great visibility and calm conditions here and
in Las Palmas
|
|
19/9/2008
|
Above Normal
|
24C
|
It 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 Normal
|
24C
|
Triggerfish, Grouper, Stargazer, Striped
Grunt, baby common ray (pizza sized), lots of
Morays including several tiger morays,
Forkbeard
|
|
16/9/2008
|
Above Normal
|
24C
|
Big shoal of Baracudas, Tiger Moray
|
|
14/9/2008
|
Did not dive
|
24C
|
Pool training
|
|
Did not dive
|
24C
|
Pool training
|
|
12/9/2008
|
Normal
|
24C
|
Stargazer
|
|
11/9/2008
|
Above Normal
|
24C
|
Angelshark
|
|
9/9/2008
|
Excellent
|
24C
|
Lots of life although nothing special today
|
|
8/9/2008
|
Above Normal
|
24C
|
Triggerfish, Hairy Blenny, sea Hare, Octopus
caught in the act of eating a Spinous Crab
|
|
7/9/2008
|
Did not dive
|
24C
|
Sunday - day off
|
|
6/9/2008
|
Excellent
|
24C
|
Butterfly Ray & Grey Triggerfish
|
|
5/9/2008
|
Excellent
|
23C
|
4 Grey Triggerfish
|
|
4/9/2008
|
Excellent
|
23C
|
Grey Triggerfish - After many weeks of poor
weather finally autumn's excellent conditions
have arrived!
|
|
3/9/2008
|
Above Normal
|
23C
|
3 Butterfly Rays in 2 different dive sites; 2
Common Ray, Marbled Electric Ray, Grey
Triggerfish, Striped Grunt
|
|
2/9/2008
|
Did not dive
|
23C
|
Pool Training all day!
|
|
1/9/2008
|
Above Normal
|
23C
|
|
|
31/8/2008
|
Did not dive
|
23C
|
Sunday - Day off
|
|
30/8/2008
|
Above Normal
|
23C
|
Triggerfish, Bonito, Verugato
|
|
29/8/2008
|
Above Normal
|
23C
|
Eagle Ray
|
|
28/8/2008
|
Normal
|
23C
|
Seahorse, Eagle Ray, Tiger Moray, Bonito
|
|
27/8/2008
|
Below Normal
|
23C
|
Triggerfish, Eagle Ray, Tiger Moray, Grouper
|
|
26/8/2008
|
Below Normal
|
23C
|
Poor conditions
|
|
25/8/2008
|
Below Normal
|
23C
|
Triggerfish in Arinaga, Butterfly Ray at
Sardina
|
|
24/8/2008
|
Did not dive
|
23C
|
Sunday - day off
|
|
23/8/2008
|
Below Normal
|
23C
|
3 Eagle Rays in Formation, tiger moray, Hairy
blenny
|
|
21/8/2008
|
Normal
|
23C
|
Verrugato, Tritons Trumpet, Glasseye
|
|
19/8/2008
|
Normal
|
23C
|
Stargazer, tiger moray, Suddenly, lots of
small octopus, and signs that an angelshark
had been here.
|
|
18/8/2008
|
Normal
|
23C
|
Triton's Trumpet, Verrugato, Tiger Moray
|
|
17/8/2008
|
Did not dive
|
23C
|
Sunday - day off
|
|
16/8/2008
|
Normal
|
23C
|
Triggerfish, White trevally and large octopus
at Sardina el Norte
|
|
13/8/2008
|
Above Normal
|
23C
|
Two triggerfish, two Groupers, Eagle Ray,
lots of morays
|
|
12/8/2008
|
Normal
|
23C
|
Butterfly Ray
|
|
11/8/2008
|
Above Normal
|
23C
|
Ray 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 dive
|
23C
|
Sunday -day off
|
|
9/8/2008
|
Below Normal
|
23C
|
training dives only - small moray
|
|
8/8/2008
|
Normal
|
23C
|
Canarian Lobsterette , Tiger Moray , Common
Stingray
|
|
7/8/2008
|
Normal
|
23C
|
***Spiny Pufferfish ***, eagle ray; This was
the biggest Spiny we have ever encountered
anywhere on the island.
|
|
6/8/2008
|
Normal
|
23C
|
Eagle ray, Grouper
|
|
5/8/2008
|
Normal
|
23C
|
Seahorse, barracudas, lots of sargo,
Stargazer
|
|
4/8/2008
|
Normal
|
23C
|
Common Stingrays, one samll one huge!
|
|
3/8/2008
|
Did not dive
|
23C
|
Long weekend off.
|
|
2/8/2008
|
Did not dive
|
23C
|
Long weekend off.
|
|
1/8/2008
|
Below Normal
|
23C
|
Pair of Triggerfish defending their territory
- nipping and bumping divers! At Sardina -
Angelshark, seahorse and rays.
|
|
31/7/2008
|
Below Normal
|
23C
|
Nice Eagle Ray, posing for all the cameras;
Nudibrach, Big octopus and big barracuda;
Doncella
|
|
30/7/2008
|
Below Normal
|
23C
|
Seahorse, Eagle ray, Sand Sole
|
|
29/7/2008
|
Normal
|
22C
|
Triggerfish, Grouper, Large group of Graden
eels, cuttlefish eating a wide-eyed flounder
|
|
28/7/2008
|
Normal
|
22C
|
Triggerfish, large shoal of barracudas
|
|
27/7/2008
|
Did not dive
|
22C
|
Sunday - day off.
|
|
26/7/2008
|
Normal
|
22C
|
lots of our normal friends but nothing
special
|
|
25/7/2008
|
Normal
|
22C
|
Electric ray - swimming; Big shoal of
barracudas
|
|
24/7/2008
|
Below Normal
|
22C
|
Butterfly Ray, Common Stingray, Baby
Angelshark, Triggerfish, stargazer
|
|
23/7/2008
|
Below Normal
|
22C
|
Tiger Moray, Large Abade
|
|
22/7/2008
|
Normal
|
22C
|
Rough Tailed ray, Seahorse at Sardina del
Norte
|
|
20/7/2008
|
Did not dive
|
22C
|
Sunday, Day off
|
|
19/7/2008
|
Above Normal
|
22C
|
Forkbeard, Hairy Blenny in display colours
|
|
17/7/2008
|
Below Normal
|
22C
|
Triggerfish, large shoal of Derbio, Hairy
blenny in display colours
|
|
16/7/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Angel shark, triggerfish, marbled electric
rays
|
|
15/7/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
At Sardina: Angelsharks, round stingray, big
shoal of barracudas
|
|
14/7/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
3 Angel sharks
|
|
13/7/2008
|
Did not dive
|
21C
|
Sunday, Day off
|
|
12/7/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Common Stingray, Barracuda, Doncella in
Arinaga; Night dive in Sardina 8 Butterfly
Rays, 14 or 15 Angel Sharks, Squid,
|
|
11/7/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Angel Shark, Butterfly Ray and two Eagle
rays; Cape Lobster in the Cave
|
|
10/7/2008
|
Below Normal
|
21C
|
Three Butterfly rays! On one dive!
|
|
9/7/2008
|
Below Normal
|
21C
|
Angelshark, Gilt headed Bream
|
|
7/7/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Baby 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 dive
|
21C
|
Did not dive
|
|
5/7/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Angel shark, eagle ray, common stingray,
triggerfish, canarian lobsterette, prickly
shrimp, nudibrachs, forkbeard
|
|
4/7/2008
|
Below Normal
|
21C
|
Trumpetfish, cuttlefish.
|
|
2/7/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
3 angel sharks, 3 marbled Electric rays,
Doncella (Ornate wrasse), Triggerfish
|
|
1/7/2008
|
Normal
|
21C
|
Butterfly Ray, Angel shark (about 50cm),
eagle ray, common stingray, stargazer
|
