Schools of Sargent Fish. Jan 24

This afternoon at Island Divers we had several students and certified divers getting ready for our 2 tank shallow reef dive. After briefing Open Water skills with our students, everyone prepared their dive gear as the boat launched into the Bay. Once we tied up to Koko Crater our instructors split up groups into students and certified divers. Down below students grouped up into the sand to start demonstrating their new learned skills, while the certified divers began their underwater tour. After skills where finished all of our divers had the chance to visit big green sea turtles and schools of Hawaiian Sargent fish. Towards the end of the dive we headed back to the stone Buddhas and up the mooring towards the surface.

Our  next dive was conducted at Turtle Canyons. Below the water was calm and clear with slightly any current. Once we reach the bottom our Open Water Students began conducting Underwater Navigation skills. Soon we were finished with demonstrations and back to searching for eels and octopus. A few spotted morays where seen pocking out of wholes, with a day octopus hiding in the cracks. After swimming along the shallow reefs we began to head back towards the boat and onto the deck. Open Water Dives one and two completed for our new students, everyone excited for their final dives and new certifications!

Great work today, and awesome dives!

W: Bradley (instructor) Larry (instructor) Joe (captain)

CONDITIONS: Sunny, Mid 70′s , 75*F water, visibility 60+ft

DIVE PROFILES: Koko Crater: 39ft max depth, dive time 37 minutes. Turtle Canyons: Max depth 40ft, dive time 42 minutes.

MARINE LIFE:  Moray Eels, File Fish, Bird Wrasse & Green Sea Turtles!