串本のダイビングポイント / Good Wrasse world

Decorated goby

Decorated goby appeared .

September 6, 2023

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Weather: Rainy
Ground Temperature: 24~26℃
Water Temperature: 26~27℃
Wind Direction: Southeast(3~9m/s)
Swell: 1.0~1.5m
Visibility:8~10m
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The water temperature is still warm.
So, we can enjoy diving with wetsuit without feeling cold.

Now, Kushimoto area is full of goby.
The goby is Decorated goby.

The body color is so beautiful!!!!
So, I can see it for a long time.

And the face is also beautiful!!

I like the light purple color .

The goby usually lives in deep area that is more about 40m in Kushimoto.
But, now we can see it in 23m.

It is very very rare goby. So many diver want to see it.

Others, many kinds goby is in bay side area.

Orange-striped shrimpgoby.
This goby is also rare.

And the number of Filament-finned prawn-goby is increasing.

There are so many this gobies in some place.

Others, Silver-striped round herring, Greater Amberjack can be seen now.

We can enjoy diving today.
I hope I will enjoy diving also tomorrow .

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串本の生きもの

Orange-striped shrimpgoby, Filament-finned prawn-goby, Decorated goby

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Bizen, Good Wrasse world

The swell due to typhoon no.11 arrived at Kushimoto

The swell arrived at Kushimoto today.

September  1, 2023

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 26~31℃
Water Temperature: 24~28℃
Wind Direction: Southeast(3m/s)
Swell: 1.5m
Visibility:10~12m
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The swell due to typhoon no.11 arrived at our dive site.
But, we can dive in bay side area today.

There are  various of underwater creatures in bay side dive point.
The w.temp is from 24 to 28. I feel cold in the end of dive.
But, today’s guest coming from North America said that they didn’t feel cold at all.

We have been able to see swallow batfish at he same place.
They usually stay at 5m. So, we can see with making a safety stop.

Also, there are many fishes in bay side dive point.

It is very powerful!!
They are  suddenly disappeared, so whether you can see them or not may depend on your luck.

Of course, there are  various macro creatures as well.

Today, we can see Ornate ghost fish.

It is good at hiding at seaweed.
So, it is difficult to find it.

Also, this fish is good at hiding.
It is called “Sea moth” or “Little dragonfish” in English.

The body shape is so unique.
You may not forget if you see it at once.

It’s the weekend starting tomorrow .
Many guest will come to our shop.

I hope the swell is getting lower than today.

See you then(^^)/

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串本の生きもの

Sea moth, Ornate ghost fish, Black spotted snapper, Swallow batfish

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Sumisaki, Good Wrasse world

Summery sea

the visibility and W.temp is so good!!

August 30, 2023

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Weather: Rainy→Cloudy
Ground Temperature: 25~28℃
Water Temperature: 26~28℃
Wind Direction: Southeast(3~4m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:12~25m
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It was heavy rain in this morining.
But, the visibility is good.

I went to out of the ocean in the morning today.

There are many fishes in the dive point I went in the morning.
And the water is clear. So I can see far area easily.

Recently many butterfly fishes are in one of the bay site dive point.

This dive point has so many corals.
The scene is so beautiful, isn’t it?

Kushimoto coral reef is the northern part of Honshu Peninsula.
I hope many foreign tourist to know this view.

In the summer season, our dive site has many kinds of charm.
So, If you come or stay in Japan, please come and visit us.

See you then(^^)/

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Good Wrasse world, Asaji, Isuzumisho

Nice weekend

The sea condition is so good.

August 28, 2023

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 24~29℃
Water Temperature: 25~27℃
Wind Direction: Southeast(3m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:12~20m
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Many guest come to our shop in this weekend.
The sea condition is so calm.

So, our guest enjoy diving in a whole day.

Recently, there are many baby fishes in our area.

This is Bluelined angelfish.
When it grow up, the color is changing completely.

The frog fish that I could find yesterday is still in the same place.
The color is so beautiful.

I hope the frogfish is staying at the same place for a long time.

Now, there are many baby jawfish now.
It is so tiny and cute!!

At last, I will show you rare fish.
Have you ever seen it?

The fish is very unique shape.
The name is Short dragonfish.

It is so rare.
But it i good at hiding, so it is so hard to find it quickly.

I will go to out of the ocean at morning tomorrow .
See you then(^^)/

Inquiry (English)

串本の生きもの

frogfish, Short dragonfish, jawfish, Blueline angelfish

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Bizen, Good Wrasse world, Asaji

It’s nice day today!!

The sea is so calm.

August 25, 2023

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 26~31℃
Water Temperature: 26~27℃
Wind Direction: Southeast(3m/s)
Swell: 1.0~m
Visibility:10~12m
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Today, I went to dive with Canadian guest today.
Recently, our shop become international.

I hope many foreigner tourist know the charm of Kushimoto’s sea.
I will do my best to let you know the charm of our dive site.

Today, I saw many kinds of shrimp.

At first dive,  I can see Harlequin shrimp.

And I can see rare lobster as well.

And then  I saw hermit crab also.

Our guest take a picture of bubble ring today.

I like this picture. Because its ring position is so good and the picture feel like summer.

Then, Tomorrow is weekend.
Many guest come to our shop.

I will do my best to find many creatures.

See you then(^^)/

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Bizen, Good Wrasse world, Isuzumisho

The sea condition is getting calm

There are are shrimps in bayside diving point.

August 18th, 2023

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Weather: Cloudy sometimes Rainy
Ground Temperature: 25~29℃
Water Temperature: 27~28℃
Wind Direction: South(2~3m/s)
Swell: 0.5m
Visibility:8m
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After typhoon passing away Honshu, the sea condition is getting calm day by day.
The visibility is about 8m, but there are many kinds of underwater creatures.

Today, I can see Harlequin shrimps.

The color is like a pink, so it’s so beautiful!!
They usually eat starfish. They find the palace they feel comfortable, they are staying at the same place for a long time.

I hope they will be staying at the place for a long time.

Then, I know the English name of the shrimp today.

Do you know the English name??
The name is ” Donald Duck  shrimp”.

The name is so unique, so I  could note the name quickly.

Now, there are so many baby Jawfish.

The size is1cm. The situation which is search for meals is so cute.

At last, I wanna show you the tiny shrimp.

Do you find the shrimp??
The color is clear, so it is difficult to find it.

The name is “Hamopontonia Corallicola”.

The number of this shrimp is getting more now.

Then it will be weekend tomorrow.
Many guest will come to our shop.

I hope the sea condition will improve in the weekend.

see you then(^^)/

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Bizen, Good Wrasse world

Typhoon is coming now…

We can dive today!! The condition is still good.

December 22, 2021

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 28~33℃
Water Temperature: 27~29℃
Wind Direction: Southwest(3m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:12~15m
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Today, the swell is getting smaller than yesterday.
The swell usually become calm before coming typhoon.

The visibility is good. It is 15m today.
We can enjoy diving without stress recently.

We can see many pigmy sweeper at some place.
This situation is so dynamic. So, many diver likes this place.

And we can meet rare fish at the morning.

It is little dragonfish. I could see it for a while.
I’m so happy to see it today.

At last dive, we went to the place which lives in many goby.
These goby become active than last month.

Black sailfin goby shows us beautiful their fins.

And we can also see many Filament-finned prawn-goby.

The water temperature raise warmer and warmer.
So, we can see many goby easily now.

Today’s visibility is so good, but we will dive by tomorrow due to typhoon.
We will temporarily closed from Monday to Wednesday .

Typhoon no.7 has much power, so we have to prepare for our boat for protecting typhoon effects.

I hope the effect is not  much for our city.

See you then.

Inquiry (English)

串本の生きもの

Black sailfin goby, Pigmy sweeper, Filament-finned prawn-goby, Littile dragon fish

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Bizen, Sumisaki, Good Wrasse world

We can also dive today.

No swell effect yet today.

August 5, 2023

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 26~33℃
Water Temperature: 23~29℃
Wind Direction: Southeast(3m/s)
Swell: 1.0~1.5m
Visibility:10~20m
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We were worried about the effect of swell, but we can dive in a whole day.
The visibility is very good.

 

Yesterday, foreign tourist came to our shop.
They looks so fun, because the sea condition is so good.

Today, I dive to find tiny creatures.
At last dive, I can find tiny frog fish.

I cannot see two frog fish at the same time, but I can see both of them today!!

Most Japanese guest like it.

And  I can see Pikachu sea slug for a while.

It usually is seen in winter.  But we can see it now.

Then, I will dive tomorrow I guess.
I hope the sea condition is still good.

The forecast said the typhoon will come to Japan in Wednesday.
So, We will gotta pack our boat in preparation for the typhoon on Monday.

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Bizen, Sumisaki, Good Wrasse world

International team

Today’s seamans club become international .

July 17, 2023

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 26~31℃
Water Temperature: 20~23℃
Wind Direction: Southwest(3~4m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:5~8m
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Hello.
This is Hirotaka Koike.
I’m sorry I cannot update this blog for a while.

Overseas customers visited us every day this weekend.
Our shop becomes international day by day.

I’m so happy many foreign tourist to visit our shop.
Today, my team has three county members who come to Japan,China and Switzerland.

Today’s visibility is not good. So I show them macro creatures.

It isCandy crab. The body color is so beautiful!!
So, it is popular with a wide range of people.

And, I showed our guest this shrimp.

The back ground is orange, so he can take a beautiful picture today.
It’s also popular with overseas guest.

It is a shrimp that leaves an impression because of its white tentacles.

At last, I want to show you emperor angel fish.

This fish changes its pattern as it grows.
When it is young, the pattern is beautiful and unique.

So most diver is impressed this fish.

From now on, overseas guests will come to visit us one after another.
I will do my best  our shop to be more international.

Thank you for coming our shop in this weekend.
See you then(^^)/

Inquiry (English)

串本の生きもの

Emperor shrimp, Candy crab, Emperor angel fish

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Sumisaki, Good Wrasse world

It’s so cute(^^)

I can  see baby eel today.

10 July, 2023

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Weather:Rainy→ Sunny
Ground Temperature: 26~30℃
Water Temperature: 20~25℃
Wind Direction: Southwest(3~4m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:10m
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It was rainy at morning, but it will be sunny afternoon.
So, it is warm on the ground today. But the water temperature is little bit low.

The water temperature of the bottom area is about 20 degree.
After doing diving for 45 min, I feel little bit cold.

The water temperature is low but underwater creatures are still active now.
There are many baby fishes.

I can see baby eel today.
The size is 5mm. It’s so tiny and cute!!

When getting angry, this eel is shaking neck.
The appearance is so cute.

And I can find tiny shrimp.

The academic name is so long…
It is called “Pliopontonia furtive anemone shrimp” .

The shrimp lives in disk coral. They pinch its coral by their leg.
So, I  cannot see anything on the coral.
But, sometimes the shrimps appear from coral.

If you can see it, you’re lucky.

At other area, there are many young damsels.

The number of damsel that usually lives in southern area is getting increase.
This damsel like a warm water. So I can see it in summer season.

At last, I can find boxer crab.

I can find it at the dive point of out of the ocean as usual.
But, I could find it in the bay side area today.

When I find this crab, I feel so happy.

It will be sunny tomorrow.
I hope the water temperature is getting warmer.

I will dive three times in a day tomorrow.
I wonder if I can meet many underwater creatures.

See you then(^^)/

Inquiry (English)

串本の生きもの

Boxer crab, Pliopontonia furtive anemone shrimp, Yellow mouth moray, Allen's chromis

串本のダイビングポイント

Sumisaki, Good Wrasse world