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What we have been doing this last 6 months

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November
29 November Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
27 November

Sunday’s diving and training at Lochside Cottages.

Serpula vermicularis.

Image bu Craig Muirhead.
22 November Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
20 November

Diving at Rubha Fiola, Firth of Lorne diving from Dave Ainsley's boat, MV Porpoise 2.

 

Actinothoe sphyrodeta.

Image by Jim Anderson.
15 November Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
13 November

Sunday at the 12.9 Mile Mark

Pecten maximus

The great scallop smiling!!

Image by jim Anderson.
8 November Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
6 November Diving and training at Loch Fyne.
1 November Pool training at Bathgate Pool.

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October
   
25 October Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
23 October

Yarrell's Blenny, Chirolophis ascanii, from Sunday's dive at 12.9 mile mark, Loch Fyne.

 

Image by Jim Anderson.
18 October Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
16 October

Diving at Kentallen.

 

Pennatula phosphorea - Phosphorescent Sea Pen

 

Image by Jim Anderson.
11 October Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
9 October Diving Loch Fyne.
4 October Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
1 - 2 October

weekend at Doune with superb diving on the MV Mary Doune.

 

 

Image by Andrew macrae.
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September
27 September Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
25 September

Divers and sport diver training at Kentallen.

 

Small Clingfish - Diplecogaster bimaculata

Image by Jim anderson.

 
20 September Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
18 September

Divers and sport diver training at Manse Reef.

 

Nudibranch - doris pseudoargus

Image by Jim Anderson.

 
13 September Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
11 September Divers and sport diver training at Loch Fyne.
6 September Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
4 September Divers and sport diver training at Loch Fyne.

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August
30 August Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
27 & 28 August

Xcite Bathgate open day.

Busy weekend for our Membership officer as he promotes our club and collects details from prospective members.
23 August Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
21 August Divers and sport diver training at Loch Fyne.
16 August Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
14 August Divers and sport diver training at Loch Fyne.
9 August Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
6 August

Weekend diving at St Abbs on the Selkie

Tritonia hombergi

 

click on the image for a close up.

Image by Andrew Macrae.
2 August Pool training at Bathgate Pool.

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July
31 July

A few diving at Loch Fyne.

Common hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus

 

 

Image by Jim Anderson.
26 July Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
24 July Diving and sport diver training at lochside cottages.
19 July Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
10 July

Diving out of Eyemouth on the MV Jacob George for 2 dives.

 

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June
28 June Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
26 June

A few divers at loch fyne.
Polycera quadrilineata.

 

 

Image by Andrew Macrae.

 

 

 

21 June Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
19 June

Diving at loch fyne. Janolus cristatus

 

 

Image by Andrew Macrae.
14 June Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
11 &12 June

Weekend Diving at St Abbs. Wolf Fish
Anarchichas lupus taken near Black Carr.

 

 

 

Image by Andrew Macrae.
7 June Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
5 June

Diving Loch Fyne.

Long-spined sea scorpion Taurulus bubalis

 

 

Image by Andrew Macrae.

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May
31 May Pool training at Bathgate Pool and committee meeting.
29 May

Two Spot Clingfish, Diplecogaster bimaculatus, taken at The Garden Centre, Loch Fyne. 1st open water dives for Christine Walker.

 

Image by Jim Anderson.
24 May Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
22 May

Training dive at Lephinchapel, Loch Fyne.

Pomatoschistis pictus

 

Image by Jim Anderson.
17 May Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
15 May

Diving in the sound of Luing and off the Garvellachs.

Seven armed starfish - Luidia ciliaris

 

Image by Andrew Macrae.
10 May Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
8 May Diving somewhere at loch fyne.
3 May Pool training at Bathgate Pool.

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April
26 April Pool training at Bathgate Pool and committee meeting.
24 April

Gobius paganellusDiving and Master Diver training at Manse Reef, Loch Leven. Rock Goby - Gobius paganellus.

Image by Jim Anderson.
19 April Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
17 April

A few divers at Dunollie and the highlight of the day was this Little cuttlefish - sepiola atlantica found during the first dive.

 

Image by Jim Anderson.
12 April Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
10 April

weekend at Doune with superb diving on the MV Mary Doune.

Finishing our drinks after a another excellent meal.

 

Image by Boyd Forrest.
5 April Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
3 April A few folk diving at Loch Fyne.

March
29 March AGM and photogragh competition followed by slides and buffet.
27 March

long spined sea scorpionDiving and Training at Manse Reef, Loch Leven.

 

Long spined sea scorpion, Taurulus bubali, happy to pose for the camera while laying eggs.

 

Image by Andrew Macrae.

 
22 March Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
20 March brittle starDiving and Training at loch side cottages, Loch Leven.

Brittle star, Ophiothrix frgilis.

 

Image by Jim Anderson.
15 March Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
13 March

Diving and training at Loch Fyne.

Light bulb sea squirt, Clavelina lepadiformis.
8 March Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
6 March

Sand gobyDiving and Training at 13 Mile mark, Loch Fyne.

 

Sand Goby, Pomatoschistus minutus, curiously looking at itself in the lens.

Image by Andrew macrae.
1 March Pool training at Bathgate Pool.

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February

27 February

LumpsuckerDiving at Dunollie, Oban.

A lovely big male Lumsucker, Cyclopterus lumpus, playing hide-and-seek in the kelp.

Image by Andrew Macrae.
22 February Committee meeting and pool training at Bathgate Pool.
20 February

SticklebackOnly a hard core of 5 divers turned out for Diving and BI assessment at Lephinchapel, Loch Fyne.
This lovely little 15 spined stickleback, Spinachia spinachia, kept the photographers occupied.

Image by Jim Anderson.
15 February Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
13 February

StarfishDiving, Training and BI assessment at Rocky Point, Loch Fyne.

Congratulations to Boyd Forrest on the successful completion of his Branch Instructor award.

Seven-armed starfish, Luidia ciliaris, image by Jim Anderson.
8 February Pool training at Bathgate Pool.
6 February Four members had a lovely day at Loch Fyne despite the weather forecast. It was flat calm with no rain and the roads were quiet so all in all a very good day out. We dived two different sites that are 'sites with no name' unless we can think of something to call them.
1 February Pool training at Bathgate Pool.

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