Blood Orange Moon: A Change in Currents (Oct8)

Another day of clear waters on the southside of Oahu. The visibility was awesome on both of our dives aboard the Sea Fox this afternoon. We had a group of both certified and non certified divers that joined us in the warm waters.

The schools of fish were very active today on the reef, one of my personal favorites, the Moorish idol, was around all parts of the reef. They tend to hang out in smaller schools and can be found on all parts of the Koko Crater site.

The current picked up a bit towards Koko Head and divers had a nice easy swim back to the boat. We enjoyed a nice surface interval with snacks before we made our way to the second site.

At Turtle Canyons, we spotted a lot of octopus hanging out in the little holes along the corals. They came in all different sizes and divers had fin time looking for them throughout the dive.

Theres always so many different things to see at this site, we came across turtles and eagle rays and of course many schools of fish. We spotted all different kinds of eels, including the viper eel that is very prominent at this site.

Thanks to all who came out today, we hope to see you again soon on the boat!

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CREW: Marnie (instructor) Larry (instructor) Danny (crew) Joe (captain)

CONDTIONS: 90*F air, 83*F water, strong Koko Head current (E), 90 ft visibility

DIVE PROFILES: Koko Crater: 40ft max depth, 32min dive time

Turtle Canyon: 35min dive time, 38ft max depth

MARINE LIFE: sea turtle, viper eel, eagle ray, Moorish idol, brittle seastar