Matt Bird
I have been diving since 1989, starting at the age of 12. My experience in diving varies: Reef diving Wall diving Drift diving Wreck diving Marine biology research diving Maritime Archaeology research diving Fresh and Saltwater cave diving Night Diving Thermal lake diving -limited Nitrox (need to do the course). Not all my dives are recorded here, I unfortunately lost one log book on a research trip to Magnetic Island, Queensland in 2000. Approximately 40 to 45 dives were recorded between the period of the 07/98 to 05/2000. Varying from recreational to research (marine biology/archaeology dives). Locations varied from Magnetic Island, Heron Island and varying other locations on the Great Barrier Reef (still not happy about this). Note: Dive locations on Nauru are named after common place of entry to the site or districts.
Lieux où j'ai plongé
- Nombre total de plongées absentes de Diveboard:
Ce nombre est ajouté au nombre total de plongées consignées sur Diveboard (publiques ou privées) pour ajuster la statistique "Nombre total de plongées) - Plongées publiées:234
- Nombre total de plongées:274
- Plongées cette année:0
- Temps total d'immersion sur Diveboard:7 jours 9 h 4min
- Lieu de prédilection ::
Australie - Plongée la plus profonde:
34m sur Coron Bay, Philippines - Plongée la plus longue:
117min - Lizard Island, Queensland, Australie - Photos du carnet:2
- Nombre d'espèces identifiées:18
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1990-09-29 Îles Salomon Guadalcanal
Ijn Submarine I 1, TambeaIJN Submarine I-1 Sunken Japanese Submarine. My first boat dive. 320 feet long with an endurance of 60 days and a range of 24,000 miles. The I-1 ran aground on the reef in January 1943 after a battle with two New Zealand corvettes. The submarine now lies with the shattered bow in 15 feet (5 m) and the stern in 100 feet (30 m) of water.
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1995-11-06 Australie Great Barrier Reef
No Name ReefFirst dive on the outer barrier reef, on the front side of No Name Reef. Reminded me of Nauru but with lots and lots of fish. Beautiful coral and great schools of fish. One of my most memorable sights in my dive experience was on this dive. I looked over my should, expecting to see blue water, but instead I saw a wall of silver. Thousands or what seemed like thousands of giant Trevally, a most awesome site. Very cool dive.
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1995-12-04 Australie Lizard Island, Queensland
Chinaman'sCoral trout spawning site check. This dive almost didn't end well. As Dirk and I were ascending and at around less than a 1 meter depth, two jet ski's went directly over our heads. We had a dive flag up and we were about 10 meters from the boat. It was a close call. When we were in the boat again, Dirk chased and followed the boat to a nice size catamaran. When we pulled up Dirk started having giving them a piece of his mind. Rightly so, the jet skiers were in the wrong. As this went on I recognized one of the skiers as Micheal Doohan , the Australian former formula 1 motorcycle champion. Its not everyday you almost get taken out by a champion.
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1995-12-07 Australie Top end of Ribbon Reef 10
Cod HolePlayed with the potato cod. They were much more approachable, since we were the only divers at the hole that day (rare occasion). Also had a stare down with one of the big Maori wrasse. They look mean but they are great.
Mes certifications
- PADI Rescue diver (Jul 2013)
- PADI Advanced openwater (Jul 2013)
- NAS(Nautical Achaeology Society) Part 1 Course (Jul 1998)
- NAUI Open water Scuba Diver (May 1990)
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