A cCuttlefish attacked my Frog.

[Richard Mason]

(DSMB) that is.

Dived on the Governor Island Marine Reserve at Bicheno in NE Tas with Pink Panther today, just got back.

Took some hot photos of a local cuttlefish, they grow to a good size here, similar to a cat or Jack Russell.





Me & Pete watched him for a good 10 mins, then headed off, to find ourselves being followed. Now I know you aren't supposed to play with beasties in the sea, but how about when they play with you?



Funny thing was that I didn't even know my reel was unlocked.

[triplefin]

One of my favourite beasties! and what a cute one - did he go on following you?

[Richard Mason]

Originally Posted by triplefin

One of my favourite beasties! and what a cute one - did he go on following you?

Follow us? By the time we got back to the boat, he'd pulled the anchor, got the motor started and poured us a coffee from my flask.

(Yes, he did actually, for quite a while.) It's about the only time, apart from when we dive with seals that I feel like I'm sharing the water with something that's got half a brain. (You should see the bloke I dive with)

[The Penguin]

Nevermind the cuttlefish, you really need to work on that SMB/reel storage!

[ShinyD]

Great photos Richard

Finding cuttlefish is one of my favourite activities at Chesil. There's something about them that I find fascinating. Maybe as you say it's down to the intelligence that they have.

I was really pleased to find a big one on one of the dives in the Red Sea, and he stayed still and allowed us to approach quite close - never moving.

I'd love to find some octopus too, but no luck yet.

[Buoyant Babe]

Sea diving...with visibility...and cuttlefish?


You're boring me now Richard








Hxxx

[Finless]

Originally Posted by Richard Mason

Follow us? By the time we got back to the boat, he'd pulled the anchor, got the motor started and poured us a coffee from my flask.

(Yes, he did actually, for quite a while.) It's about the only time, apart from when we dive with seals that I feel like I'm sharing the water with something that's got half a brain. (You should see the bloke I dive with)

Sounds like someone has a girlfriend? It was a girl one ................ wasn't it?

[applepie]

ace photos! i love cuttlefish as well

always makes me laugh when they move 2 tentacle thingies up and it looks like Zoidberg from futurama.

i wanna do some warm water diving now!

[Richard Mason]

Originally Posted by Buoyant Babe

Sea diving...with visibility...and cuttlefish?


You're boring me now Richard










Hxxx

It wasn't too good actually, still only about 10m, I don't think things have really settled down after last week's humungous storm.

OK. I won't show you this then.



To give an idea of his/her size, the legs of the crayfish cowering in the background would span 150~200mm.

This is a better sized crayfish



You'd rarely see more than a couple of cray per dive in most places but this was in a Marine Reserve (no take) and they were jostling for space under every rock - the fish life was incredible - gives you an idea of what it must have been like 40 odd years ago and also what some places in the UK could be like if they get their Marine reserve system going over there. The fish life there is proloific too, it would be one of my favourite spots in Tassie.

[Richard Mason]

Originally Posted by applepie

ace photos! i love cuttlefish as well

always makes me laugh when they move 2 tentacle thingies up and it looks like Zoidberg from futurama.

i wanna do some warm water diving now!

Err hate to disillusion you but it was 16 degrees C today and it's heading South from it max of 18C last month. It will be 11 or 12C by August.