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Heavy rain today

Kushimoto area was closed today.

June 18, 2024

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Weather: Rainy⇨Cloudy
Ground Temperature: 21~24℃
Water Temperature: 21~22℃
Wind Direction: Southwest(9~12m/s)
Swell: 1.0~1.5m
Visibility:6~10m
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It was heavy rain and strong wind today.
So, we cannot dive in Kushimto area today.

We changed the dive site to Sue(Kii-Oshima area).
The sea is still calm at the morning, but the condition is getting harder.

We felt surge underwater though, we can enjoy diving in a whole day at Sue area.

At first dive, we can see the situation that tiger moray took cleaning by Banded coral shrimp.

This moray is popular with people overseas.
There are many tiger moray in the sea around Kushimoto city.

And, there are so many ortmann’s spider carb.


The number of these is decreasing in our dive site recently, on the othere hands, There are so many this crab.

At second dive, we can see skeleton shrimp that has  her children on her body.

White one is baby. Skeleton shrimp usually protect her baby on her body.
It is a little bit maniac haha

Others, we could see many kinds of Anthias today.

The water temperature is getting warmer.
It is 22 degree.

I think the fish activity become more active.

Next month, we may be able to see spawning behavior of coral.
If you stay at Kushimoto in this term, I want you to see this situation.

The diving will do in the night.
If you are interested in this diving, please feel free to let us know.

See you then(^^)/

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串本の生きもの

Tiger moray, Red-belted anthias, Skeleton shrimp, Ortmann's spider crab, Banded caral shrimp

串本のダイビングポイント

Nagizaki(Sue), Jizouiwa(Sue)

I met some fish again!!

I’m happt to be able to meet this fish again.

June 17, 2024

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Weather: Sunny⇨Rainy
Ground Temperature: 22~27℃
Water Temperature: 21~22℃
Wind Direction: Southeast(3~5m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:8~10m
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The sea is getting calm today.
The surge become less than yesterday.
So, we can dive easier than yesterday.

At first dive, we can meet rare frog fish again!!

I had met this frog fish a week ago.
So, I guess the frog fish had already gone anywhere.
But, she is still in the same place.

Also, other frog fish is sitll staying at the same place.

I think these place is the best for this frog fish to live.
She is good at hiding!!

The shrimp hide in this pic.
Can you find it??
The shrimp is live in the loop coral!!

The situation is so nice, isn’t it??

At last dive, we can also see the spawning behavior of Big fin reef squid.

But, I want to show you this squid.
It is different from big fin reef squid.
It is so cute!!!

There are so many baby squid.

Then, It will be windy and rainy day tomorrow .
We may not be able to dive in Kushimoto area tomorrow….

Inquiry (English)

串本の生きもの

Spotfin frogfish, Acarlet frogfish, Ctenopteryx siculus

串本のダイビングポイント

Sumisaki, Bizen

Various of crab

It was rain today.

JUne 15, 2024

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Weather: Cloudy⇨Rainy
Ground Temperature: 21~24℃
Water Temperature: 20~22℃
Wind Direction: Northeast(3~7m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:8~15m
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It was rain today.
But, sea condition is so good!!!!

At first dive, we can see the crab that has eggs in a stomach.

This crab usually live under small rock.
we can see baby crab’s egg in a eggs.

At second dive, we can see the beautiful hermit crab.
I don’t usually show the guest Hermit crab, but this hermit crab is so beautiful(^^)
So, I couldn’t help but introduce it to our guest.

Some crab hide in this picture.
Can you find it??

It usually live under the rock.
Some Japanese diver likes this crab.

It will be sunny day today!!!
So, We can enjoy diving tomorrow I guess.

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串本のダイビングポイント

Sumisaki, Same-no-hire

Various ecological behavior

We can see various of fish’s eggs.

June 15, 2024

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 21~28℃
Water Temperature: 20~22℃
Wind Direction: Southeast(3~6m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:10m
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The water temperature is getting warmer today.
It was 22 degree at the morning.

I can dive with wetsuit without feeling cold underwater.

Today’s guest want to see spawning behavior of Big fin reef squid.
So, I try to find the place.

Finally, I could find the place. I was relived that I could find it.

And, we could find out this situation today.

Goby protect their eggs.
We can see this situation between June and July.

And many anemone fish lay an eggs as well.

If you dive in night, you may be able to see hatch out of the eggs.
We can always held night diving course.

If you are interested in night diving, please feel free to let us know.

See you then(^^)

Inquiry (English)

串本の生きもの

Bigfin reef squid, Anemone fish, Barenape goby

串本のダイビングポイント

Sumisaki

We did diving point round trip today

We could see various of situation .

June 12, 2024

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 20~28℃
Water Temperature: 20~21℃
Wind Direction: East(3m/s)
Swell: 0.5m
Visibility:10~12m
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It was so nice day today!!

There is dolphin near a beach.
The dolphin get close to our boat when we go to the place she stay at.

It so cute(^^)
I hope she stay at here for a long time.

At the morning, we went to dive point which has small cave.

It was exciting to go though small cave!!!

At this point, we can always see many snappers.

Sometimes, Greater amberjack comes to this point.

Now, Big fin reef squid is spawning eggs.

Jaw fish protect their eggs in their mouth.

At this moment, we can see the situation of protecting eggs or spawning.

Do you like moray??
There are many moray in Kushimoto area.

You can see many kinds of fishes and situation in our dive site.
I hope everyone to come to Kushimoto for diving!!!

See you then(^^)/

Inquiry (English)

串本の生きもの

Bigfin reef squid, Tiger moray, Dubble-lined snapper

串本のダイビングポイント

Sumisaki, Bizen, Same-no-hire

The rain could have positive effects

Big-fin reef squid was spawning today!!.

June 9, 2024

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Weather: Cloudy⇨Rain
Ground Temperature: 21~22℃
Water Temperature: 20℃
Wind Direction: Southeast(5~6m/s)
Swell: 1.0m
Visibility:10m
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It was rain today…
But the rain can also have positive effects!!

It is easier to see spawning behavior of Big-fin reef squid when it is rainy day.
We could see the spawning behavior today that’s why today is raining.

The behavior is so dynamic things!!
We want everyone to see this.

In this term, many kinds of underwater creatures lay an eggs.
For example , Anemone fish have a eggs recently.

Father Anemone fish protect his eggs until hatch out.
If you are lucky, you may be able to see the situation of hatch out in night diving.

The water temperature is getting warmer.
It was 20~21 degree. I hope water temperature  will be more higher soon.

At last, I show you this pic.

A dolphins come near our port.
When we go to the dive point, we can see the dolphin every time.

Dolphin  sometimes came to Kushimoto , But it is rare to stay at the same place for two days.

I wish this dolphin stay at Kushimoto for a long time.

See you then(^^)/

Inquiry (English)

串本の生きもの

Bigfin reef squid, Anemone fish, Anemone fish's egg

串本のダイビングポイント

Sumisaki, Same-no-hire

We were so lucky today!!!

We were able to meet Hummer head shark.

June 3, 2024

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 18~25℃
Water Temperature: 18~20℃
Wind Direction: South(2~3m/s)
Swell: 0.5m
Visibility:8m
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We went to diving for Bayside area today.
The visibility and W.temp is almost same as yesterday.

But it is getting better in the afternoon.
I hope the sea condition will be better soon!!!

At first dive, we could see cute and rare frogfish.

It is hard to see this frogfish because they usually lives under the rock.
We were so lucky to be able to see it!!!

At second dive, we were so lucky!!!!!!
That’s why we could meet two Hummer head shark and it was very close!!!!!

Unfortunately ,we couldn’t take a pics of that.
But we can see them completely !!!! Today’s guest is super lucky!!!!

After that, I saw macro creatures also.

There are many sea slug in this term.
If you like sea slug, I recommend you to come to Kushimoto!!!!

It will be nice day tomorrow !!
I will enjoy diving as well!!!

See you then(^^)

Inquiry (English)

串本の生きもの

Hummer Head shark, Freckled Frogfish, Verconia varians

串本のダイビングポイント

Bizen, Same-no-hire

So many fishes

We could see many fishes today!!.

June 2, 2024

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Weather: Could⇨Sunny
Ground Temperature: 16~23℃
Water Temperature: 18~20℃
Wind Direction: Sorthwest(2~3m/s)
Swell: 0.5m
Visibility:8m
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I went to diving for seeing a school of fishes and Ecological behavior of underwater creautres.

In this season, Big-fin reef squid is laying an eggs on seaweed.

The size is so big, so we can see the exciting situation in our dive site now!!!

And some Anemone fish also lay an eggs.

We can see the eggs for the first time in this year!!!
I think many Anemone fish will start laying an eggs after this time.

I want to show you this fishes the best today!!

There are so many Chicken Grunt in bayside area.
The number would be 500 I guess.
It’s so dynamic !!!! It looks like Barracuda, doesn’t it??

We can meet a school of fishes at end of the dive.

They suddenly get close to us and swam around us!!!
It is so lucky thing!!!!

The water temperature is changing day by day.
But, it is getting warmer and warmer.

Overseas tourist will come to our shop on nextweek.
I try to search some underwater creatures that make them happy.

See you then(^^)/

Inquiry (English)

串本の生きもの

Bigfin reef squid, Chicken Grunt, Anemone fish's egg, White trevally

串本のダイビングポイント

Bizen, Good Wrasse world

Wow!!!!

The water temperature was changing completely.

May 29, 2024

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Weather: Sunny
Ground Temperature: 17~25℃
Water Temperature: 17~21℃
Wind Direction:Southwest(3~5m/s)
Swell: 1.5~2.0m
Visibility:5~8m
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It was heavy rain yesterday.
It makes the visibility down.

The visibility is 5~8m today, but there are still many fishes.
Especially , I was surprised that the water temperature was changing completely today.

The lowest water temperature is 17 degree, unless around the surface water temperature is 21 degree.
What’s happened ?!?!

Many fishes was also surprised I guess.
Some fishes were laying an eggs but another one don’t move at all at the bottom.

In this season, many fish originally lay an eggs and protect their eggs.
But, the number of fish that lay or protect eggs in this year.

On the other hands, we can see various of sea slug now.
Now water temperature makes us to see easily as usual .

I could find rare sea slug today.
4-5 years ago, we often can see this sea slug, but now we sometimes can see it.

At second dive, we meet a school of Greater Amberjack.
There are so many fishes in Kushimoto area now!!

The ground temperature is getting warm.
So, the diving season will be coming soon!!!

See you then(^^)/

Inquiry (English)

串本の生きもの

Smokey chromis, Goniobranchus kuniei

串本のダイビングポイント

住崎, 備前

There was surge in bayside dive site.

Typhoon is getting closer to here now….

May 28, 2024

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Weather: Rainy
Ground Temperature: 21~23℃
Water Temperature: 20℃
Wind Direction: Southwest(6~10m/s)
Swell: 1.5m
Visibility:15m
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We went to diving in the morning.
Because the wind was getting heavier and heavier.

In face, the wind become strong afternoon.
I was relieved that  we can finish diving by noon.

On the other hands, underwater condition is still nice.
The visibility was 15m and the water temperature was 20 degree.

Today, we saw various of macro underwater creatures.

This frog fish  disappeared on Sunday, but she come back again.
I wonder where she was going.

Recently, there are many shrimps in our dive site.

Have you ever seen it??
It looks like Orangutan, isn’t it?
So we call it “Orangutan crab”.

And then, we often saw this crab as well.

The body color is so beautiful!!
There are many different color types.

In this season, we are able to see the  protecting eggs behavior of some fishes.

Father Jawfish usually protect their eggs in their mouth.
If you observe their mouth cautiously, you may be able to see many eggs in the mouth.

Others, there are so many kinds of underwater creatures now.
You must enjoy diving in Kushimoto in this term.

I want many overseas people to come to Kushimoto for diving!!
See you then(^^)

Inquiry (English)

串本の生きもの

jawfish, Giant frogfish, Orangutan crab, Hyastenus diacanthus