The Underwater Collection - Camp Bay, Gibraltar by Simon N. Anthony

Camp Bay

Underwater photographs shot around the inshore reefs and wrecks at Camp Bay, Gibraltar.

Camp Bay, 28 December 2009

Photographs showing the dive site at Camp Bay, Gibraltar on 28 December 2009.

Camp Bay [F200EXR_20091228_0084]

Camp Bay [F200EXR_20091228_0080]

Camp Bay [F200EXR_20091228_0081]

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Camp Bay, Dive 1: 28 December 2009

Photographs shot around the inshore reefs and barge wrecks of Camp Bay, Gibraltar on 28 December 2009 (Dive 1: late morning).

Visibility poor as a result of storm conditions on preceeding days and continuing rough seas.

This was the first dive where I have taken a camera underwater.

Dive depth: 11m; visibility: 3m (max); bottom time: 38mins.

Blue wing gernard [F200EXR_20091228_0003]

Coral [F200EXR_20091228_0041]

Octopus [F200EXR_20091228_0052]

Octopus [F200EXR_20091228_0053]

Octopus [F200EXR_20091228_0054]

Sea urchins [F200EXR_20091228_0067]

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Camp Bay, Dive 2: 28 December 2009

Photographs shot around the inshore reefs and barge wrecks of Camp Bay, Gibraltar on 28 December 2009 (Dive 2: early afternoon).

Visibility deteriorating as a result of storm conditions on preceeding days and continuing rough seas.

Dive depth: 11m; visibility: 1m (max); bottom time: 31mins.

Rusting barge deck [F200EXR_20091228_0089]

Sea urchin [F200EXR_20091228_0098]

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Camp Bay, Dive 2: 4 January 2010

Photographs shot around the inshore barge wrecks of Camp Bay, Gibraltar on 4 January 2010 (Dive 2: early afternoon).

Visibility was not great as a result of storm conditions on preceeding days altough the rough seas were subsiding.

Dive depth: 10m; visibility: 3m; bottom time: 32mins.

Sea bream [F200EXR_20100104_0007]

Octopus [F200EXR_20100104_0013]

Blue wing gernard [F200EXR_20100104_0046]

Wrasse [F200EXR_20100104_0057]

Aquatic plant life [F200EXR_20100104_0065]

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Camp Bay, Gibraltar - Dive 2: 28 October 2010

Photographs shot around the inshore barge wrecks of Camp Bay, Gibraltar on 28 October 2010 (Dive 2: afternoon).

Dive depth: 8.4; visibility: 6m; bottom time: 26mins.

Octopus [F200EXR_20101028_0008]

Octopus [F200EXR_20101028_0016]

Octopus [F200EXR_20101028_0017]

Octopus [F200EXR_20101028_0018]

Octopus [F200EXR_20101028_0019]

Octopus [F200EXR_20101028_0020]

Octopus [F200EXR_20101028_0021]

Octopus [F200EXR_20101028_0022]

Octopus [F200EXR_20101028_0023]

Octopus [F200EXR_20101028_0024]

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Camp Bay, Gibraltar - Dive 1: 4 November 2010

Photographs shot around the inshore wrecks of Camp Bay, Gibraltar on 4 November 2010 (Dive 1: mid-day).

Dive depth: 13.9; visibility: 6m; bottom time: 36mins.

Cuttlefish [F200EXR_20101104_0001]

Cuttlefish [F200EXR_20101104_0003]

Cuttlefish [F200EXR_20101104_0004]

Blue wing gernard [F200EXR_20101104_0028]

Blue wing gernard [F200EXR_20101104_0029]

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