Blue Dragon Nudibranch is a Common Find in the Waters Around Hawaii

It was a beautiful day out on the water today. The wind was blowing which gave us a bit of a surface current but once we got under water the conditions were great! The visibility was around 70 feet and the water temperature was 79 degrees Fahrenheit. The first dive site we went to was Koko Craters. Once we dropped down to 37 feet we swam around and found some turtles. We also saw tons of reef fish such as Sargent Majors, trumpet fish, and moorish idols.

 

For our second dive we went to  Turtle Canyons. Here we saw more reef fish including the adorable Porcupine fish! We even saw a moray eel out swimming around looking for prey! We were also able to find a couple nudibranchs! The Blue Dragon Nudibranch and the Imperial Nudibranch.  Our maximum depth at Turtle Canyons was 33 feet. After a 42 minute dive we headed back up to the boat to enjoy the sun as we cruised back to the dock. Overall it was another beautiful day on the water.

Crew:  Captain Joe, Instructor Sarah, Instructor Peter, Crew Kelsey