Diving
Fidra Dives
I've dived at Fidra 5 times:
| Dive number | Date | Site | Location | Area | Country | Wreck | Freshwater | Depth (m) | Bottom time (min) | Total time (min) | Divers | Quality | Summary | Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12
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15 Jun 1980 | Fidra | North Berwick | Forth | Scotland | 7 | 20 | 20 | Iain Hosking, Eric Franz |  |
Looking for lobsters again. None, but thousands of brittle stars & other squidgy things. Vis unimpressive. Weather very good. Wind dropped by evening. | Steel 60, own dv, ABLJ 6, ~26lbs weight | ||
| 13
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15 Jun 1980 | Fidra | North Berwick | Forth | Scotland | 10 | 20 | 20 | Iain Hosking, Eric Franz | |
Snorkelled out to another island. Found 2 crabs (one with no claws) but still no lobsters. Rats! | as before | ||
| 60
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2 Aug 1981 | Fidra | North Berwick | Forth | Scotland | 13 | 35 | 35 | Iain Hosking, Rosanne Padua |  |
Lobster-hunting expedition - very successful. Rosanne and I caught two lobsters and seven crabs. Also saw a small octopus and some very pretty plumose anemones. Water warm. Vis 4-5m. | Al 56 | ||
| 190
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1 Jul 1984 | Fidra | North Berwick | Forth | Scotland | 17 | 35 | 35 | Iain Hosking, Mike Weitzner | |
Dived at 4pm after an unsuccessful search for the 'Chester II'. Dived west of Fidra. Vis poor: 12-15 feet but we found one lobster (90mm) and 4 crabs. Warm, sunny day, calm - ideal. | own | ||
| 360
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2 Aug 1987 | Fidra | North Berwick | Forth | Scotland | 10 | 40 | 40 | Iain Hosking, Cathy Humphries | |
EUSAC beach barbecue at Yellowcraigs. Saw puffins on the way out. Dived on a flat, rocky bottom with boulders and crevices containing lobsters, squat lobsters and shrimps. Highlight of the dive was an octopus parked in a hollow with his legs arranged decoratively around his head. He changed colour as we watched, then jetted off at speed, trailing his legs behind him. Beautiful sunset, good barbecue. |