A Frames, Loch Long - Scotland

It had been a year since I dived in Scotland at St Abbs last September so it was great to do a night dive again at Loch Long.  This site was one of the first places I did with my dry suit so it was good to return.  It's a very popular dive site for dive training and not too far from Glasgow.

A Frames, Loch Long - Google Maps

Plenty of underwater life here.  On the first dive (minus the camera) we saw pleny of shrimp.  There were loads of starfish, velvet swimming crabs, hermit crabs, squat lobsters, and long-legged spider crabs.  There were peacock fan worms along the frames which look nice when lit up.

Highlight of the second dive was a juvenile squid, first thought to be cuttlefish (?), which I managed to follow for a bit.

Dive 1
Entry: 18:39
Dive time: 46 mins

Depth: 20.1m

Temp: 10 degrees C 

KD#1

Dive 2
Entry: 20:10
Dive time: 31 mins

Depth: 18.9 m

Temp: 10 degrees C

Weights: 13kg 

KD#2

 

 

 

Conger Alley, Loch Long, Scotland

Dive #27

Dive 1

Depth: 17.8m

Time: 25min

 

Dive #28

Dive 1

Depth: 15m

Time: 24min

Dive leader with Alan went well.

Safety stop done amongst a shoal of Mackerel.

Furnace, Loch Long, Scotland

Dive #22

Dive 1

Depth: 18m

Time: 36min

Temp: 9 degrees

Dive #23

Dive 2

Depth: Not recorded

Time: Not recorded

Further BSAC Sports Diver training.

Instructor: Alan Ramsay

Finnart, Loch Long, Scotland

Dive #15
Depth: 20.5m
Time: 29 min
Temp: 8 degrees C


Dive #16
Depth: 11.7m
Time: 37min  

Conger Alley, Loch Long, Scotland

Loch Long is a sea loch extending from the Firth of Clyde.  It's a popular loch for diving as it was used as a testing ground for torpedoes during World War II.  Near to where the picture was taken is Conger Alley, well known for the Conger Eels which can be regularly seen there.  Also commonly spotted are Wrasse, Leopard Spotted Gobbies, Dogfish, Peacock Worms, Anemones, Sea Squirts and numerous types of crabs.

Loch Long is both the longest (41 miles) and the deepest (180 miles) of the Scottish sea lochs.

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Mud slope going down.

"Reef" about 15m wide running down to about 25m.  Reef consists of lots of boulders which is where most of the congers can be found. 

Dive #10

Dive 1

Depth: 18.5m

Time: 34min

  

Dive #11

Dive 2

Depth: 13.9m

Time: 25min

Seen a seal! Not underwater though :( In between dives.