This is Koide from Sado!
Today at Lake Kamo and Mushizaki,
we did two shore dives focused only on nudibranchs.
The water temp was 15 to 17°C.
A relaxed, unhurried day
of searching for small creatures.
Today's guest is a huge nudibranch fan.
Among everything we saw,
the one we found at Lake Kamo
was this “akebono umiushi.”
It is a rare nudibranch that prefers cold water,
an encounter unique to this time of year.
The moment I found it,
the guest grabbed my arm tight
with a “Nice find!”
kind of sign.
That reaction
really made me happy.
At Lake Kamo, with 3 m visibility,
the fun was in searching closely nearby.
At Mushizaki, with about 10 m visibility,
we took our time taking photos
and leisurely searched for nudibranchs.
Today was truly
“a dive for slowly enjoying what you love”
kind of day.
Nudibranchs we saw today
Akebono umiushi
Hikari umiushi
Kurokosode umiushi
Kozakura mino umiushi
Suginoha umiushi
Emura mino umiushi
Akaera mino umiushi
Yamato umiushi
Amime itohiki umiushi
and more,
15 species in all