Porcupine Fish Along with Rare Nudibranch only in Oahu

Today was a beautiful day out on the water. Even though the forecast called for rain the weather held off for us. We had plenty of sun and fun out there this afternoon. This afternoon we had a mixed bag of Open Water Students, certified divers and some discover scuba divers trying out diving for the first time! The first dive site we went to was called Koko Craters. We were greeted by an abundance of turtles, some swimming around the crater and a couple napping under the ledge.  We swam over to our Buddha friend where we found a nice big green moray! After a pleasant 35 minute dive we headed back to the boat.

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After a relaxing surface interval we headed over to our second dive site, Turtle Canyons. During our dive at Turtle Canyons we were able to find a couple more moray eels. We also saw one of my favorites the porcupine fish. With a keen eye we were also able to locate what is called a Blue Dragon Nudibranch. These are tiny little sea slugs that crawl across the bottom of the ocean and look super awesome! Our local spotted eagle ray even stopped by to say hello! And we all made sure to listen closely because the whales were singing today! Overall we had two awesome dives and eight awesome divers on the boat with us today.

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Dive Profiles: Koko Craters max depth 38 feet  time 35 minutes, Turtle Canyons max depth 36 feet  time 34 minutes

Staff: Captain Kellan, Instructor Sarah, Instructor Larry

Visibility: 85+ feet  Water Temperature: 75 degrees Fahrenheit