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Underwater Photo Location: Mirbat

Underwater Photo Location: Mirbat

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Mirbat at extra divers. A lot of macro life to be found, but when we were there, lots of plankton bloom, which made for murky waters and poor visibility.
Facts about Mirbat
  • It is in Oman
  • Mirbat is in the Arabian Sea.
  • The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
  • The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
Dive types
dayboat

Marine Life
smallwhalescoralkelpshoals

Diving facilities
airnitroxrepairshireinstructionguidedfriendly

Photo facilities
macrowideanglepfriendlyinstruction

by Robert Smits
Superhero Nudibranch in Mirbat, Oman, checking out the camera.

by Robert Smits
Did you know that Scleractinia (also stony corals or hard corals), are marine animals that build their own skeleton and that corals, like the dome and plate species, are more bulky and may only grow 0.3 to 2 cm (0.1 to 0.8 in) per year?

by Patricia Rabenja
tiny crab that lives at the bottom of a coral

by Patricia Rabenja
taken in Oman
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