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We dived from June to September. Visibility was good until July, then declined sharply. Cratena appeared again in large numbers between July and August, though overall nudibranch numbers and diversity remained low. Mussels and crustaceans were also rarely seen, but overall there were many more photographic opportunities than last year.

 
June

Good visibility; not many nudibranchs, but plenty of crustaceans and blennies.

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Eriphia verrucosa - "Trave"
Eriphia verrucosa – “Trave”
Parablennius gattorugine - "Trave"
Parablennius gattorugine – “Trave”
Xantho sp. - "Trave"
Xantho sp. – “Trave”
Parablennius rouxi - "Trave"
Parablennius rouxi – “Trave”
Flabellina affinis - "Trave"
Flabellina affinis – “Trave”
Galathea squamifera - "Trave"
Galathea squamifera – “Trave”
Liocarcinus vernalis - "Trave"
Liocarcinus vernalis – “Trave”
Maja crispata - "Trave"
Maja crispata – “Trave”
Dromia personata - "Trave"
Dromia personata – “Trave”
Scorpaena porcus - "Trave"
Scorpaena porcus – “Trave”
Paguristes eremita - "4 Grotte"
Paguristes eremita – “4 Grotte”
Parablennius rouxi - "4 Grotte"
Parablennius rouxi – “4 Grotte”

 
July

More crustaceans and blennies, and then the Cratena appeared.

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Clibanarius erythropus - "Scalaccia"
Clibanarius erythropus – “Scalaccia”
Eriphia verrucosa - "Trave"
Eriphia verrucosa – “Trave”
Eriphia verrucosa - "Trave"
Eriphia verrucosa – “Trave”
Parablennius zvonimiri - "Trave"
Parablennius zvonimiri – “Trave”
Parablennius gattorugine - "Scalaccia"
Parablennius gattorugine – “Scalaccia”
Cratena peregrina - "Trave"
Cratena peregrina – “Trave”
Cratena peregrina - "Trave"
Cratena peregrina – “Trave”

 
August

The Trave and its Dentali offered a few more nudibranchs. There were plenty of fish around the cliffs, but the poor visibility didn’t allow me to photograph them well.

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Serranus cabrilla - "Trave"
Serranus cabrilla – “Trave”
Scorpaena notata - "Trave"
Scorpaena notata – “Trave”
Hippocampus hippocampus - "Dentali del Trave"
Hippocampus hippocampus – “Dentali del Trave”
Inachus phalangium - "Trave"
Inachus phalangium – “Trave”
Pagurus anachoretus - "Trave"
Pagurus anachoretus – “Trave”
Paguristes eremita - "Dentali del Trave"
Paguristes eremita – “Dentali del Trave”
Dardanus calidus - "Dentali del Trave"
Dardanus calidus – “Dentali del Trave”
Cratena peregrina - "Trave"
Cratena peregrina – “Trave”
Cratena peregrina - "Trave"
Cratena peregrina – “Trave”
Flabellina affinis - "Trave"
Flabellina affinis – “Trave”
Nemesignis banyulensis - "Trave"
Nemesignis banyulensis – “Trave”
Felimida luteorosea - "Dentali del Trave"
Felimida luteorosea – “Dentali del Trave”

 
September

The water was becoming increasingly murky and marine life seemed to be declining. However, in our area, careful observation always revealed something interesting!

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Periclimenes scriptus - "Due Sorelle"
Periclimenes scriptus – “Due Sorelle”
Simnia spelta - "Due Sorelle"
Simnia spelta – “Due Sorelle”
Doris ocelligera - "Due Sorelle"
Doris ocelligera – “Due Sorelle”
Thuridilla hopei - "Secca dell'ospedale"
Thuridilla hopei – “Secca dell’ospedale”
Thuridilla hopei - "Secca dell'ospedale"
Thuridilla hopei – “Secca dell’ospedale”
Cratena peregrina - "Secca dell'ospedale"
Cratena peregrina – “Secca dell’ospedale”
Dardanus calidus - "Secca dell'ospedale"
Dardanus calidus – “Secca dell’ospedale”

 

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