I was on the beautiful Rakiura Stewart Island so I went freediving with Dive Rakiura. The site was a kelp forest just off Ulva Island. I walked the island that morning looking for birds and now I was freediving the island looking for fish.

Dive Rakiura has a boat shed in Golden Bay Wharf, where we launched nearby. 

Golden Bay Wharf

We got to the kelp forest.

Kelp Forest Site

The first thing we saw was a starfish on a stroll.

Starfish

There were a lot of good freedives amongst the kelp.

Freediving

The kelp forest was impressive in its own right.

 

Kelp Forest

My progression throughout the session.

Freedive	Time (seconds)	Depth (metres)
1	32	3.4
2	43	1.9
3	51	3.3
4	36	4.3
5	55	4.3
6	64	6.0
7	62	4.3
8	71	3.1
9	64	4.2
10	64	4.5
11	65	6.8

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