A Day of Refresh Beach Diving + Boat Fun Diving
After a busy weekend, the weather finally improved, and we headed out for a refresh diving session and boat fun diving with guests from Taiwan!
Since it had been about a year since their last dive, we started slowly at the beach to help them regain their skills and confidence before moving on to the boat dive.
Around the coral areas at the beach, we could already see more juvenile Butterflyfishes and Cardinalfish species gathering between the rocks and coral gaps. The fish population at the beach is definitely increasing as summer approaches.
At the boat points, more behavioral scenes and juvenile fish are starting to appear as well.
One of the highlights recently has been the mouthbrooding behavior of Ostorhinchus aureus. The fish in Kushimoto gradually become more comfortable with divers when visited regularly, making underwater photography easier day by day!
Today, we also discovered an adorable 1cm-sized Yellow boxfish juvenile.
It was so tiny and cute that both the guest and I ended up staring at it for quite a while!
Seeing juveniles this small makes us excited for the coming weeks, as even more young fish should begin appearing soon.
Although the underwater world is steadily moving toward summer, nudibranchs are still doing very well.
Recently, we have continued seeing Hypselodoris bullockii staying in exactly the same area every day. It’s always sitting in a spot where we wonder, “Is there really enough food there?” Maybe there is some hidden food source we cannot see. A very interesting individual to observe.
Tomorrow also looks like perfect diving weather.
We will welcome both Japanese guests and international guests for another international diving day in Kushimoto!
Looking forward to enjoying the ocean again tomorrow.
See you underwater!
Today’s Conditions
- Weather: Sunny with occasional clouds
- Air Temperature: 18–25°C
- Water Temperature: 23.2°C (Kushimoto)
- Visibility: 10-15m (Kushimoto)
Recommended Exposure Protection
- Neoprene drysuit with thin inner layer
or - Shell drysuit with BODY X undergarments
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- 6.5mm 2 piece wetsuit
(Some divers who are comfortable with colder temperatures are still diving in 5 mm wetsuits. Warm clothing for the boat is essential.)
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Announcements
◾️Event Information
• Tide Pool Barred-chin blenny Photo Tour confirmed!
◾️Media
• We are one of the guide shops responsible for posting seasonal ocean updates from Kushimoto on “海旬”.
• Instagram is regularly updated!
• Our YouTube channel is now available!
• A video of Japanese Giant Salamander was featured by diving_partner on their platform.
