Jones Bay

[aquakiwi]

Simon and I had a dive at Jones the other day and spotted this neat Jellyfish

[GoatFish]

Wicked... nice shots.

Any idea how good or bad the scallop bed is?

[Ali Perkins]

Nice, looks like a biggie.

All of my dives in the last couple of weeks, at the Aldermen Islands and Poor Knights Islands, have shown indications that a full-blown plankton bloom is pending. Len's Reef at the Aldermen Islands had a thick soup of chain salps on top. I observed some Demoiselles nesting. Water getting a distinct green tinge on. Wicked! Bring on the macro photography and fish breeding frenzy. The plankton bloom is such an adventure.

[aquakiwi]

Wicked... nice shots.

Any idea how good or bad the scallop bed is?

Did,nt get out to the Scallops, maybe later this week.

[somethin fishy]

I have had a couple of scallop dives out there.. The bed looks pretty healthy, there are loads just under the limit.

Would rate their condition as average, some are better than others. The viz has been pretty good there the last two weekends, over 5m..

[GoatFish]

Great thanks for the report.... hopefully I'll get out at some stage!