Plymouth sound.

[Doug Parker]

The viz in the Sound this weekend was brill, the best i've ever seen. Saturday was better than today but still excellent. Not as many turned up as normal on a sunny Saturday but at least it meant we could park in the cafe car park without blocking it. A huge shoal of pouting followed us round the wall while an equally sized shoal of pollack swam over us. We checked on the squid eggs in the cave and then came up the wall looking for nudibranchs( 3 types on one dive, a record). One plaice on the muddy bit didn't get a look in as we tormentd a crab instead. What a cracking dive.

[Doug Parker]

Not so good today but still interesting.

[Doug Parker]

Just got back from the sound, Good viz is back (7m). Nudibranchs all over the place, polycera faeroensis, janolus cristatus, coryphella browni, flabellina pedata. That's not bad for one dive. Also saw dogfish, pouting, pollack, common starfish, painted top-shell, cowrie, spiny squat lobster, edible crab, spider crab, dead mens fingers, cup coral, burrowing anenome, jewel anenome, snakelocks anenome, tompot blennies and ballan wrasse, but apart from that it was quite dull.      

[Eddie]

Hi Doug, I dived Plymouth sound last time I was in the UK! I will be in Devon from the 7th 0f June for a week, so maybe we can get together for a dive!

[Diving Dude]

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] (DougParker @ April 21 2003,12:44)]polycera faeroensis, janolus cristatus, coryphella browni, flabellina pedata. That's not bad for one dive.

Wow, all that foreign crumpet diving in Plymouth.

[Doug Parker]

Eddie. Of course. Give me a shout nearer the time, keeping in mind i would've forgotten about this by tomorrow.  

[Doug Parker]

Diving dude. I would rather look at

Originally Posted by [b

Quote[/b] ]polycera faeroensis, janolus cristatus, coryphella browni, flabellina pedata. That's not bad for one dive. Also saw dogfish, pouting, pollack, common starfish, painted top-shell, cowrie, spiny squat lobster, edible crab, spider crab, dead mens fingers, cup coral, burrowing anenome, jewel anenome, snakelocks anenome, tompot blennies and ballan wrasse

than crumpet, it's a lot less bother.

[GREGPART]

That Plymouth sounds great Doug i will have to dive it with you when i have time (AGAIN) (I can back Doug up here as i was on the said dives and they were very good.

[Doug Parker]

We done (Simon, Headlice & i ) Devils point this afternoon and it was stunning.  Loads more nudibranchs, lobster, Big edible crabs, Spiny starfish and lots of wrasse.  We don't know how lucky we are to have such a lovely shore dive 5 minutes from our doorstep. You would have loved it as long as you weren't frightened by the fishing line, because i know what a scaredy cat you are.

[Mdemon]

DougP,

We are thinking of coming down to Plymouth tomorrow.  Is the vis OK?  Not sure where's best given the Southerlies - any ideas?