First deposit in the NudiBank

So, the idea of this blog is to keep a record of the branchs that I find around my local waters (Central Coast, NSW).

I'll start with a guy I have been unable to identify so far.
I think it is Tambja moro, which I found on the greatest Nudibranch site ever made - www.nudibranch.com.au

On the website it shows Tambja moro to have less blue bands, but I believe they could still be the same species.

I found this guy on a shallow dive at Catherine Hill Bay, underneath the coal loader.
It was a relatively large nudi - 70-80mm, found at 8 metres deep.

EDIT: Confirmation of species - Tambja verconis - Thanks Gary, from nudibranch.com.au

First blog - Intro, welcome, etc

I've been meaning to start a blog for a while now...

I had a few ideas running through my head on different subjects to write about. Mostly animal related.

First I had better introduce myself. I am Dave. Proud Vegan and animal rights supporter. I'm also an avid diver and environmentalist. I guess if I had have been born 20 years earlier I would be sporting an awesome hippy mo and muttering phrases like "send the troops home maaaan".
Fortunately I was born 2 decades later, into a world that, thanks to those hippies, allowed freedom of speech and ideas.

I am a very strong believer of education - mainly in the form of environmental education. Going Vegan WILL SAVE THE PLANET!

Anyways, enough rambling, and more, umm... "related rambling"?

I have started this blog as I am a nudibranch enthusiast. For those of you with no idea of what a nudibranch is, do not feel alone. I remember laughing at my dive buddy when he uttered the word 'nudibranch', thinking it was some kind of weird erotic sea thing that scuba divers do...

The most simple, yet inaccurate, way to describe a nudibranch is - a sea slug found in many different colours and forms. The word 'nudibranch' means naked gill in latin.

This blog is my attempt to help new and established divers, and any other interested people, in the joys of Nudibranchs.

Cheers,
Dave