Yesterday 9 Dec 25 four members of the Seawolf dive Club conducted a dive at The Stanvac Dump.
We were diving early afternoon, and the sea breeze had picked up which made it a bit lumpy on the surface. During the descent the water was a greenish colour and vis was only a meter or two. However, as we approached the seabed the vis opened up so that you could see another diver at about five meters. We were a few meters to the east of the pontoons and headed towards the area that we intended to look at.
Arriving at the pontoons the algae had destroyed almost all the soft corals and plant life that used to live on the structures. The Kelp grass seemed to be holding up and was plentiful in the area surrounding the structures.
Swimming across the structures and looking closely there were signs that plant life was trying to regenerate but at present this was very limited. As for the fish life where there were hundreds of various fish such as old wife’s there were one or two. Of all the species of fish that used to inhabit the dump there was a representation of maybe half a dozen and they were in numbers that could be counted on one hand.
I have attached several photos from last year to compare to the photos taken yesterday.
