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Water Temperature and Diving Conditions Log
- July 2009 to December 2009

Here is our diving centre's log of the conditions and special sightings for diving in Arinaga, Gran Canaria. As we dive different parts of the reserve every day we only visit some locations (such as the seahorses) once a week.

Other logs : Current log and Oct 2007 to Feb 2008
Date Conditions Temp Sightings
31/12/2009 Above Normal21CAngel Shark, Common Stingray, Stargazer
30/12/2009 Excellent21CAngel Sharks, Common Stingray
29/12/2009 Excellent21CAngel Shark
29/12/2009 Excellent21CAngel Shark
28/12/2009 Excellent21CCommon Stingray, Tiger Moray
27/12/2009 Above Normal21C
24/12/2009 Below Normal21C
23/12/2009 Below Normal21C
23/12/2009 Poor21C
22/12/2009 Below Normal21C
21/12/2009 Poor21C
20/12/2009 Did not dive21CSunday (Day off)
19/12/2009 Above Normal21CCommon Stingray
18/12/2009 Excellent22C3 Angel Shark, Tiger Moray
16/12/2009 Above Normal22CBarred Hogfish, Round Ray
16/12/2009 Normal22C3 Angel Shark, Round Ray, Tiger Moray
15/12/2009 Excellent22C3 Angel Shark, Round Ray, Tiger Moray
15/12/2009 Excellent22C5 Angel Sharks
14/12/2009 Excellent22C3 Angel Sharks, Common Stingray
14/12/2009 Excellent22C3 Angel Sharks, Common Stingray
13/12/2009 Did not dive22CSunday (Day off)
12/12/2009 Excellent22CAngel Shark, Forkbeard, Stargazer
11/12/2009 Excellent22CAngel Shark, Cape Lobster, Dusky Grouper, medregal
10/12/2009 Excellent22CAngel Shark, Common Stingray, Dusky Grouper, cuttlefish having sex!
9/12/2009 Excellent22CDusky Grouper, Shi Drum, Spiny Pufferfish (Spotted Burrfish), Stargazer, Tiger Moray
8/12/2009 Excellent22CAngel Shark, Seahorse
7/12/2009 Excellent22CCommon Stingray, Round Ray, The Christmas Tree has arrived!
6/12/2009 Excellent22C2 Angel Shark, Spiny Pufferfish (Spotted Burrfish)
5/12/2009 Above Normal22CAngel Shark(40 cm), Shi Drum, Tritons Trumpet
4/12/2009 Normal22C
3/12/2009 Below Normal22CCommon Stingray, Garfish
2/12/2009 Normal22CRound Ray
1/12/2009 Normal22CBrown Moray, Forkbeard, Really big Round Ray
30/11/2009 Above Normal22CBrown Moray, Forkbeard, Really big Round Ray
30/11/2009 Above Normal22CAngel Shark, Common Stingray, Garfish, Round Ray, Stargazer
29/12/2009 Did not dive23CSunday (Day off)
28/12/2009 Did not dive23C
27/11/2009 Normal23CCanarian Lobsterette, Common Stingray, Derbio, Spiny Pufferfish (Spotted Burrfish)
26/11/2009 Normal23CBrown Moray, Common Stingray, Dusky Grouper, Forkbeard, Shi Drum, Spiny Pufferfish (Spotted Burrfish)
25/11/2009 Normal23C2 Angel Shark, Common Stingray, Round Ray, Stargazer, Tiger Moray
24/11/2009 Normal23C2 Angel Shark, Round Ray, Tiger Moray
23/11/2009 Below Normal23CAngel Shark, Common Stingray, Stargazer
22/11/2009 Did not dive23C
21/11/2009 Excellent23CAngel Shark swimming!, Brown Moray, Common Stingray, Dusky Grouper, Round Ray. Dotted Moray that attacked my camera!
20/11/2009 Above Normal23CAdditional note: Andy watched a Common Stingray giving birth! Later on, 2 baby stingrays were still swimming around the birthing pit.
20/11/2009 Above Normal23C5 Angel Shark, Common Stingray, Forkbeard, Round Ray, White-spotted octopus
19/11/2009 Excellent23Cday:Common Stingray, Round Ray, Night: Common Stingray, Round Ray, 3 Angel Shark, Bandtooth Congor, Canarian Lobsterette, Common Stingray, Round Ray, Sand Sole, Stargazer, White-spotted octopus
18/11/2009 Excellent23CAngel Shark, Cape Lobster, Common Stingray, Forkbeard, Round Ray
16/11/2009 Excellent23C2 Angel Shark, Canarian Lobsterette, Common Stingray, Round Ray
16/11/2009 Excellent23CMarbled Electric Ray, Seahorse
15/11/2009 Excellent23CCommon Stingray, Round Ray
14/11/2009 Excellent23C
13/11/2009 Excellent23CScrawled Filefish (Las Palmas)
12/11/2009 Above Normal23CCommon Stingray, Dusky Grouper
10/11/2009 Below Normal24C
9/11/2009 Did not dive24C
7/11/2009 Did not dive24C
6/11/2009 Poor24C
5/11/2009 Normal24CCommon Stingray, Round Ray
4/11/2009 Above Normal24CAngel Shark (52cm + adult), Common Stingray, Round Ray
2/11/2009 Normal24C2 Angel Shark, Common Stingray, Garfish, Round Ray, Tiger Moray
1/11/2009 Below Normal24CCanarian Lobsterette
31/10/2009 Normal25CCommon Stingray, Round Ray, Sea Hare, Seahorse, Striped Grunts
29/10/2009 Excellent25CAngel Shark (50cm), Bandtooth Congor, Canarian Lobsterette, Common Stingray, Forkbeard, Marbled Electric Ray, Sand Sole, Stargazer, Tiger Moray
28/10/2009 Excellent25CCommon Stingray, Derbio, Mediterranean Moray, Seahorse, Striped Grunts
27/10/2009 Excellent25CCommon Stingray, Tiger Moray
26/10/2009 Above Normal24CCape Lobster, Family of 6 Common Stingray, Round Ray, Stargazer, Tiger Moray
25/10/2009 Above Normal24CCape Lobster, Dusky Grouper, Round Ray
24/10/2009 Normal24CSeahorse
23/10/2009 Below Normal24C
22/10/2009 Poor24C
21/10/2009 Above Normal24CAngel Shark (34cm), Common Stingray, Derbio (day). Round Ray, Stargazer, Tiger Moray, White-spotted octopus, (night) Scrawled Filefish, Triggerfish (Las Palmas)
20/10/2009 Above Normal24C10-12 Common Stingray
19/10/2009 Above Normal24CCommon Stingray, Tiger Moray
18/10/2009 Above Normal24CAngel Shark, Common Stingray, Stargazer
17/10/2009 Above Normal24CAngel Shark (44cm), Common Stingray, New unknown Nudibrach!, Seahorse, Stargazer
15/10/2009 Above Normal24CAngel Shark
14/10/2009 Excellent24CAngel Shark (33cm), Derbio, Stargazer
13/10/2009 Excellent24CCommon Stingray, Round Ray
12/10/2009 Above Normal24CPygmy Filefish back in the Bay!
11/10/2009 Did not dive24C
10/10/2009 Above Normal24C3 baby Angelsharks!, Stargazer, Common Stingray, Dusky Grouper
9/10/2009 Above Normal24CRound ray
8/10/2009 Above Normal24CAngelshark, Marbled Electric Ray, Jellyfish, Sea Hare, Nudibrach,
6/10/2009 Below Normal24CMarbled Electric ray
6/10/2009 Excellent24CRound Ray
5/10/2009 Excellent24CMediteranean Moray, Common Stingray, Striped Grunts, Round Ray, Verrugato
4/10/2009 Excellent24CMobulus Ray, Common Stingray, unknown Anemone (Sardina del Norte)
3/10/2009 Excellent24C
2/10/2009 Excellent24C´The Cannon´
29/9/2009 Excellent24CTiger Moray, Striped Grunt
28/9/2009 Excellent24CRound Ray
27/9/2009 Excellent24CMobulus Ray, Common Stingray (Sardina del Norte)
26/9/2009 Excellent24CStargazer
25/9/2009 Excellent24CCommon stingray, Round Ray
24/9/2009 Excellent24CCommon stingray
23/9/2009 Excellent24CCommon stingray, round ray
22/9/2009 Above Normal24CCommon stingray, round ray, Triggerfish
22/9/2009 Above Normal24CCommon stingray, round ray, Hairy Blenny
22/9/2009 Above Normal24C4 Angel Shark! (night dive), stargazer, Triggerfish, common stingray, round ray
21/9/2009 Normal24CAngel Shark, Verrugato, Great Spiny Spider Crab
20/9/2009 Did not dive24C
19/9/2009 Normal24CMediteranean Moray
18/9/2009 Above Normal24CCommon Stingray, Round ray, Verrugato
17/9/2009 Excellent24CMobulus Ray and Common Stingray (Sardina), Forkbeard, Canarian Lobsterette, Prickly Shrimp, Triggerfish
16/9/2009 Excellent24CWreck Diving Las Palmas.
15/9/2009 Excellent24CCommon stingray, Maria Francesa (Shi Drum), Striped Grunt, Bonito, Medregel, Garfish
14/9/2009 Above Normal24CSummary for 4-14th Sept - Conditions above normal to excellent. Sightings included Common stingray, Eagle Ray, Canarian Lobsterette, Cape Lobster, Marbled Electric Ray, Forkbeard + + +
3/9/2009 Normal24CSorry .. no updates for next 10 days due to holidays
2/9/2009 Above Normal24CCommon Stingray
1/9/2009 Above Normal24CAngelshark, Eagle Ray, Common Stingray, Dusky Grouper, Tiger Moray , Maria Francesa (Fusca Drum)
31/8/2009 Did not dive24CSpiny Pufferfish
30/8/2009 Did not dive24C
27/8/2009 Normal24CEagle Ray, Baby Marbled Electric Ray (12cm!), Stargazer, Forkbeard, Tiger Moray, Common Stingray, Dusky Grouper, Bonito, Red Nudibrach
26/8/2009 Normal24CEagle Ray, Baby Angelshark (44cm) Bonito, Many Abades, Sama, Tiger Moray
25/8/2009 Below Normal24CEagle Ray
24/8/2009 Below Normal24CEagle Ray, Large school of barracudas
23/8/2009 Did not dive24C
22/8/2009 Normal24CEagle Ray, Hermit Crab, Maria Francesa, Shi Drum, Tiger Moray
21/8/2009 Normal24CBaby Angelshark (44cm), jellyfish
20/8/2009 Normal24CBaby Angelshark (44cm)
19/8/2009 Normal24Crecords lost!
18/8/2009 Below Normal24Crecords lost!
17/8/2009 Below Normal24Crecords lost!
16/8/2009 Below Normal24Crecords lost!
15/8/2009 Did not dive24C
15/8/2009 Above Normal24C
14/8/2009 Above Normal24CDusky Grouper, Morays, Barracudas
13/8/2009 Above Normal24CCommon Stingray, Sea Hare
11/8/2009 Above Normal24CAngel shark, Common Stingray, Sea Hare, Round Ray, Dusky Grouper, Mediterranean Moray, Jellyfish, Nudibrach
11/8/2009 Normal24C
10/8/2009 Below Normal24CMediteranean Moray, Eagle Rays, Common Stingray
9/8/2009 Below Normal24C
8/8/2009 Below Normal24C
8/8/2009 Normal24CDusky Grouper, Forkbeard, Common Stingray, Tiger Moray , Maria Francesa (Fusca Drum)
7/8/2009 Normal24CSeahorse, Forkbeard, Striped Grunt, Bonito, Common Stingray, Tiger Moray
6/8/2009 Below Normal24CSpiny Pufferfish, Seahorse, 2 Dusky Groupers
5/8/2009 Below Normal24CAngelshark - 30cm
4/8/2009 Normal24C
3/8/2009 Above Normal24C3 x Round Ray, Eagle ray, Hairy Blenny
2/8/2009 Did not dive24C
1/8/2009 Normal24C
27/7/2009 Normal24CAngelshark, Round Ray, Sole, Long legged Octopus, Spotted Bumblebee shrimp, Brown Shrimp (Night Dive), lancer swimming crab
26/7/2009 Did not dive24C
25/7/2009 Below Normal24CGrouper, Common Ray
24/7/2009 Normal24C
23/7/2009 Above Normal24CSeahorse, Eagle Ray
22/7/2009 Normal24C
21/7/2009 Normal24C
20/7/2009 Normal23CCanarian Lobsterette, Forkbeard
19/7/2009 Below Normal23CForkbeard, Striped Grunt
18/7/2009 Poor23CDusky Grouper, Common Stingray, Round Ray
17/7/2009 Below Normal23CAngel Shark, (Night Dive) Canarian Lobsterette, squid, Sea Hares, Fangtoothed Conger
16/7/2009 Normal23C
15/7/2009 Normal22CAngel shark, Blackjack, Common Stingray, Round Ray, Forkbeard,
14/7/2009 Above Normal22C2 Common Stingray, Round Ray, Stargazer, Tiger Moray
13/7/2009 Normal22C
12/7/2009 Normal22C3x Common Stingray, ?Common Dentex
11/7/2009 Below Normal22CHairy Blenny, Sea hare, Common Stingray
10/7/2009 Below Normal22CSpiny Pufferfish (Spotted burrfish), Common Stingray, Tiger Moray,
9/7/2009 Below Normal22CCommon Stingray, Tiger Moray, Angelshark, Hairy Blenny
7/7/2009 Below Normal22C
6/7/2009 Below Normal22CHairy Blenny, small Jellyfish
5/7/2009 Did not dive22C
4/7/2009 Poor22C2 Round rays
3/7/2009 Below Normal21CSpiny Pufferfish, Shi Drum, Alicia, Tiger Moray
2/7/2009 Below Normal21C2 Seahorses, Angelshark, Round Ray, Tiger Moray
1/7/2009 Above Normal21CHairy Blenny in full mating colours