From Poor Knights Dive Photos

There have always been plenty of Nudibranchs at The Poor Knights, but this year there seem to more 'obscure' species making an appearance - mainly at night, but also some daytime ones. Janolus Mokohinau are being spotted during the day at Hideaway Bay, Riko-riko Cave and Magic Wall. At night there are many species that are out of the ordinary - some of them we haven't managed to get a decent photo of yet, but we'll work on it!!

Out of macro mode we are still seeing plenty of fish action - the Rays are still at Tie-Dye, schools of Trevally, Blue Maomao and Snapper going mad all over the Islands. Kingfish abound and carpet sharks are still buzzing about. All five species of Morays are being seen at a variety of sites on a regular basis.

The first summer sighting of a Manta Ray was reported at Landing Bay Pinnacle, so all we need is the Easterly swell to bring in that Blue-blue water. The forcast is for more southwest winds, but we'll fit in those western sites as and when the winds are light.

Water temp slowly rising to 17-19 degrees and vis a blue, but milky, 20m.