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Post by Fogg on Jan 14, 2024 8:46:30 GMT 12
Is it me or is the water clearer than usual for this time of year in the inner Gulf? I’ve not been to the outer Gulf yet but normally it’s less clear as you return to the mainland. But this year it’s crystal clear around here (Kawau area). What’s it like further out? These pics are ‘only’ in 6.5m. Yesterday we had a similar view in nearly 10m.   |
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Post by fish on Jan 14, 2024 9:52:29 GMT 12
Is it me or is the water clearer than usual for this time of year in the inner Gulf? I’ve not been to the outer Gulf yet but normally it’s less clear as you return to the mainland. But this year it’s crystal clear around here (Kawau area). What’s it like further out? These pics are ‘only’ in 6.5m. Yesterday we had a similar view in nearly 10m. View AttachmentView AttachmentI think its normal for the weather we've had over the last 2 weeks or so. No wind or swell, no rain, viz clears up nicely. Bostaquet Bay was as clear as past years - clearly see the bottom at good anchoring depths, Copper Mine and Vivian was as I expected for the current weather. Noting last summer was so shit, we may have become accustomed to shit viz. NE gales non-stop, rain, cyclones, floods etc completely screw up the viz. Noting last year there were penguin die offs and the like. Just like a spear fisho, when the viz is shit penguins, shags, gannets struggle to see their food. I went fishing in the dinghy in Mahurangi yesterday. I was surprise by the water temp. 27deg when getting in (Opahi Bay, near deep water on a flat bottom). It was like standing in wee. But the coldest I saw was 23 deg, which I thought was warm. When on a cruise last week it was typically 20.5 to 21.5, noting that the temp probe on the yacht is about a meter deep (on the bottom of the hull), where as the fishing dinghy is right at the surface. My fishing dinghy always reads higher than the yacht. |
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Post by fish on Jan 14, 2024 9:56:36 GMT 12
PS Fogg,
You are very cultured. I note the flowers in a vase on your cockpit table...
When I'm cruising with the kids it is an achievement getting the cockpit tidy enough just to sit down, let alone do floral arrangements and the like.
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Post by sloopjohnb on Jan 14, 2024 10:28:33 GMT 12
The vase looks like a mt wine bottle!
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Post by sabre on Jan 14, 2024 12:31:36 GMT 12
I had noticed much clearer water in Tauranga harbour lately. Was wondering if i was imagining it but I don't remember ever seeing the bottom under the marina.
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Post by fish on Jan 14, 2024 15:17:20 GMT 12
Oh, and I wouldn't be surprised if all the invasive organisms are clearing the water up. It is what they do. Nature's response to an imbalance.
Fan worm is a filter of course, and the caulerpa will be mopping up all the nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorous etc). What's not to like?
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Post by ComfortZone on Jan 14, 2024 17:44:12 GMT 12
The clarity of the water at the Barrier was something else, most bays you could see the anchor in 7-8m of water (I think I posted a pic of this in Summer Cruising). You could also see the snapper checking out any small scraps thrown overboard and the sharks that followed them to see if anything of interest.
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Post by Fogg on Jan 14, 2024 19:45:35 GMT 12
The vase looks like a mt wine bottle! Spot on! Whilst we were at KBC my wife had a mini bottle of Lindauer. And then she went for a walk and came back with a head of Hydrangea and stuck it into the bottle with some water. It lasted surprisingly long and made us look cultured! 😊 |
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