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Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13

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Post  liquidg 14th March 2013, 10:56 am

What a wonderful surprise, the massive rains and rough seas affected virtually nothing of the area we went to catch a few peppermint shrimps, snails and general clean up crew. The boxer shrimp were mostly decimated by the low salinity due to their foods being wiped but by this and of course any sps of any quality is dead in large numbers as well.
Over all we found that there was substantial life making it past these recent events.

Some areas haven’t completely recovered yet,a bit of cyano around.
Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Cyano-_zpsdcdf1420

Many sea cucumbers out feeding this late in the day.
Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Sea-apple-2-_zps1aa75cab

Sadly this was one of the first observations.
It was quite dead!
Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Dead-turtle-_zpsfbdc804c

A nice coloured nudibranch of a poisonous variety, but still quite colourful.

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Flat-worm-_zps39d7572d

The infamous smooth waters taxifolia.
Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Taxifolia-2-_zpsbf636551

A young doreensis sand anemone.

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Red-stem-_zps82ae2881

Plenty of goniopora to bee seen on the walk.

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Gonie-and-soft-corals-_zpsf47e364d

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Gonie-5-_zps8126d347

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Gonie-3-_zpsbeda1753

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Gonie-2-_zps3221c26c

This one is stressed by the low salinity recently.

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Gonie-1-_zps45f8a03f

A few colour variations of the cyphastrea serailia.

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Acropora-2-_zpsbe07e611

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Acropora-_zpsacd0d2a7

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Acro-4-_zps9e38cb2a

Some of the zoanthids seen.

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Zoa-4-_zps1aa4ee8b

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Zoa-3-_zpsf711589c

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Zoa-2-_zps398a52e6

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Zoa-1-_zps5c41c444

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Xenia-2-_zps8caf1043

Some general coral pics.

Not many plate acropora survived the rains.
Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Plate-coral-_zpsd278f20b

A few acan colours.
Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Orange-acan-_zps57091832

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Green-acan-_zps5e9e38ee

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Acan-_zpsc633af52

These are mainly brain corals.
Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Brain-with-xenia-_zpsd7424eb3

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Brain-two-tone-_zpsc14a4ffc

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Brain-small-_zps2b92f6c2

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Brain-mottly-_zps674d62d1

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Brain-blue-grey-_zpsae9b6b97

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Brain-blue-_zps4eac9a60

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Brain-green-small-_zps3f48942c

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Brain-blue-grey-_zps31250d39

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Brain-7-_zpse65fab88

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Brain-6-_zps15cf9477

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Brain-5-_zps65b1f1b2

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Brain--_zps08e8f5f4

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Blue-brain-small-_zps92c05454

Millions of lysmata vittata,I can’t say female because the lysmata is both male and female,lol.
Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Peps-_zps17eb1b95

Lots of tasty looking blue swimmers around.

This one is empty.
Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Crab-shell-_zps70518278

This is around a foot across,hiding in the sand.
Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Crab-in-sand-_zpsb9fadd70

He wants a cuddle,lol.
Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Crab-claws-out-_zps30c1763f

Low tide walk Tues day arvo 03/13 Crab-1-_zps3bf9ceef


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Post  Makaira 15th March 2013, 4:19 am

wow, time to get the boots on again it seems, great photos G
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Post  Simon51 15th March 2013, 9:31 am

Wow those pictures came up awesome.
I got stuck in gateway traffic and didn't get home till 7 but everything survived. didn't make the meeting will see ya's at next one.

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