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May 4: Kitakoura (Nagate and Akaiwa)

Staff blog | Published: | Written by Hiroyuki Koide (Sado Shop Manager)

Diving at Sado Island: May 4: Kitakoura (Nagate and Akaiwa), photo 1

Hello, this is Koide from Freeway's Sado shop! Today we held dives at Kitakoura!

Other dive shops have gathered here too, and things are getting lively!

• Shop tour: led by Shiraishi

• Fun diving: led by Sakuma and Koide

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We observed 6 dangouo (a tiny lumpsucker), ranging from babies to young fish! They're small and hard to find, but the thrill of spotting one yourself is addictive. Tomorrow we'll be running fun diving and trial diving around Kitakoura and Mushizaki. Thank you to all the guests who joined us today.

Today's dive site: Kitakoura

• Air temp: 16°C

• Water temp: 11°C

• Visibility: 10 m

• Marine life

①hagoromo umiushi ②kasumi harakkusa umiushi ③sakura minoumiushi ④shiro umiushi ⑤ao umiushi ⑥meribe mukade ⑦emura minoumiushi ⑧akaera minoumiushi ⑨kuro midorigai, kobudai (Asian sheepshead wrasse), dangouo (babies and young fish), hoteiuo (smooth lumpsucker, babies), matsukasauo (pinecone fish), kinubari and chagara (gobies), oniokoze (devil stinger), haokoze (a waspfish), kudayagara (tubesnout), kurosoi, kitsune mebaru and usu mebaru (rockfish), a school of hokke (Okhotsk atka mackerel), kokeginpo and himeginpo (blennies), anahaze (a sculpin), owan kurage (an Aequorea jellyfish), moon jellyfish, hanagasa kurage (flower hat jelly), migakibora (a whelk) laying eggs, etc.

↑Hanagasa kurage (flower hat jelly)

↑Dangouo (young)

↑Meribe mukade

↑Kobudai (Yamato)

↑Matsukasauo (pinecone fish)

↑Chagara

↑Dangouo (baby)

↑Owan kurage

Photos from the day

Diving at Sado Island: May 4: Kitakoura (Nagate and Akaiwa), photo 2 Diving at Sado Island: May 4: Kitakoura (Nagate and Akaiwa), photo 3 Diving at Sado Island: May 4: Kitakoura (Nagate and Akaiwa), photo 4 Diving at Sado Island: May 4: Kitakoura (Nagate and Akaiwa), photo 5 Diving at Sado Island: May 4: Kitakoura (Nagate and Akaiwa), photo 6 Diving at Sado Island: May 4: Kitakoura (Nagate and Akaiwa), photo 7 Diving at Sado Island: May 4: Kitakoura (Nagate and Akaiwa), photo 8

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