Dive Briefing Copyright © 2004 Craig "Monty" Sheppard and Michelle Gaut

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August 20, 2004 - Lagoon Point - Marovo Lagoon (Dive 23)

Max Depth: x'
Dive Time: x min, xx:xx
Temperature: x °F
Nitrox PO2: 32%
Camera: Canon 1Ds, Canon 100mm USM Macro, +3 diopter, 2 x Ikelite DS-125

We dropped in on top of two very nice "pressure points" jutting out from the reef wall. The current was gentle, but thousands of fish congregated at those two spots, and I was greeted upon dropping in by a juvenile blacktip reef shark. It was very cute, and stayed near for about half an hour in the blue just off of the reef. I drifted around looking for macro subjects, and ended up photographing anemonefish eggs and some small orange... amphipods? They're the species whose ID has been debated on the Wetpixel critter forum.