串本の生きもの / Japanese pigmy sea horse

Japanese Pigmy Seahourse

Staff Blog

It’s tiny but cute.

October 25, 2022

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 18~23℃
Water Temperature: 24℃
Wind Direction: South→Southwest(2~6m/s)
Swell: 1.0~1.5m
Visibility:20m
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The visibility keep good. Today’s visibility is 20~25m!!
It’s so clear.

The w.temp is 24 degree. So, you can dive with wetsuit I guess.
But, ground temperature is getting lower.

So, I recommend you to bring something to protect wind.

Then, I could find tiny creature that is hard to find.
That is Japanese pigmy seahourse.

The size is 5mm.
It’s tiny. So, when you observe it, you may have to bring microscope or Camera.

And at last dive, I met Blu-ringed octopus.
The octopus is rare in Kushimoto.

The blue ring is beautiful but they have strong poison in their mouth.
So, when you observe them, Please be careful not to be bitten.

I think drysuit are recommended after next month.
Even if you haven’t wear, we will practice how to use drysuit at first, so please come and try it.

I’m happy that the number of foreign guest is increasing recently.
I hope many foreign guest come to Kushimoto area.

Please come and visit us!!

See you then!!

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串本の生きもの

Japanese pigmy sea horse, Blue-ringed octopus

串本のダイビングポイント

Bizen, Sumisaki, Good Wrasse world

W.TEmp is getting lower….

Staff Blog

I hope Kuroshio current come back.。

June 4, 2022

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 19~25℃
Water Temperature: 19~23℃
Wind Direction: Northwest(3~5m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:5~10m
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Today, the visibility and water temperature is getting lower…
The lowest w.temp is 19 degree.

I recommend you to wear Dry suit.
When you choose wet suit,  it is better to wear hood and vest.

Water temperature  is so cold, but there are many kind of macro creatures.
So, we can enjoy diving today.

I’ll sow you the creatures that we met today.

Japanese Pigmy Seahorse

I like this situation. Because  it’s so beautiful.

Coz  the water temperature is getting lower,   the number of Nudibranch is getting increasing.

This size is about 5mm.
It’s very small. So, If I can find out, I’m so happy!!!

The Forecast said it will be rainy tomorrow.
I hope that the visibility and water temperature is getting higher.

Thank you for your reading.

See you next blog!!

串本の生きもの

Japanese pigmy sea horse, Nudibranch

串本のダイビングポイント

Bizen

Many kinds of small underwater creatures

Staff Blog

I can enjoy looking for small creatures.

22. March, 2022

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Weather: Cloudy⇨Rainy
Ground Temperature: 9~12℃
Water Temperature: 17℃
Wind Direction: Northeast(5~6m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:8~10m
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I go to diving two times today.
Today’s guest have a macro camera.

So, I look for many kind of small creatures.
Recently, we can see many pigmy seahorse.

The size is about 5mm~1cm.
That is very small and so cute.

Today, there’re five pigmy seahorse in the same place.
I was surprised!!!

The most impressive creature the guest saw today is this crab.


Could you find out it??
Doesn’t it look like Comatulida? The name is Hairy Shrimp.

In the last dive, we can find out rare fish.
The fish is Ghost pipe fish!!

I wanna take a picture by myself…
The soft coral behind the fish is so beautiful.

There are many kinds of creatures in Kushimoto recently.
For example, seaslugs, Shrimps, small fishes, turtle and so on.

You cannot see everything in a day I guess.

The visibility is getting clear.
Please come to Kushimoto and our shop!!

串本の生きもの

Japanese pigmy sea horse, Hairy Crab

串本のダイビングポイント

Sumisaki, Good Wrasse world, Ghost pipe fish

Japanese Pigmy Sea Hourse

Staff Blog

I was looking for Small creatues today.

15th March, 2022

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 17~23℃
Water Temperature: 17℃
Wind Direction: Northwest(6~8m/s)
Swell: 1.0~1.5m
Visibility:8m
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I go to 3 dives in a day with the guests who like small creatures.
One of the guest want to see Pigmy Sea Horse and Phycocaris simulans.

So, I try to find out it.
As a result, I can find out them.

When I would be happy if I could meet the requests.

Japanese Pigmy Seahorse is about 1cm.
It’s very small and cute!!

There is Emperor Shrimp in our dive site.

These color is so beautiful!! I like this combination(^^)

At last, please introduce a blog that I join.
The blog’s name is “Kushimoto-koza guide”.

the blog association has 5 members. I write the blog in English  in 14th every month.
If you have a time for reading, please check this blog.

Thank you for your reading.
Bye.

串本の生きもの

Japanese pigmy sea horse, Phycocaris simulans, Emperor shrimp

串本のダイビングポイント

Bizen, Sumisaki

The big I say is small for others

Staff Blog

I show the guest a variety of  underwater creatures.

February  23, 2022

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 2~10℃
Water Temperature: 16.4℃
Wind Direction: Northwest(4~8m/s)
Swell: 1.0~2.0m
Visibility:10~12m
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Recently, Kushimoto’s diving area is closed due to strong wind and waves.
But, we can dive in Kushimoto  today because the wind is getting weaker.

At last month, I always look for Nudibranch.
So, it seems that the scale of the size when  looking at creatures has shifted…haha

When I introduced  some Nudibranch, I wrote this Nudibranch is big!!
But, the guest don’t think the Nudibranch is big.

I used to look four like this size.

the size is about 5mm.
I have to fix my scale….

Then, I will show you beautiful seaweed.

This seaweed can only be seen in five area in Japan, including Kushimoto.
Don’t you think this is so beautiful?

You can see it from now to June.
Please come and see it.

There are many kind of creatures now.
So, you must be able to enjoy diving in Kushimoto.

I update some pics in our Instagram.
Please follow our Instagram account.

串本の生きもの

Japanese pigmy sea horse, Eriocauloncea sp, Favorinus japonicus, Gonibranchus ruformaculatus