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meada point, Okinawa

   Japan  South China Sea
This site is a very popular site with tourists, U.S. Military personel, and locals. Get there early for good parking. There is steps leading to the water so its a easy entry and exit. About 30 feet after entry it drops off sharp to a depth of about 130 feet. There are shallow spots along the edge for beginners along with a wide cave that is a 100 yard swim from the steps. The Vis in the site is most of the time 80' + unless it rained the day before then it is about 40 feet until you around 100 feet.

Marine life found in the area is a vary wide variety. Such as Lionfish, Eels, Batfish, Clownfish, Octopus, Cuddlefish, Sea snakes, plus many more.

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Sangalaky's Island

   Brunei Darussalam  South China Sea
Manta Boulevard

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Small Crack

   Egypt  Red Sea
Many corals, fish and anemones.

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Aia Bay

   Russia
Lopatka

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Aquarium

   Cayman islands  Caribbean Sea
One of my favorite dive sites. Very friendly French Angelfish, turtles, groupers.

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Inchcape-1, Fujeira, Unated Arab Emirates

   United Arab Emirates  Indian Ocean
Wreck 45-50 ft long on the depth 28-32m, current.
Marine life - black-spotted moray "Captain Fred", big and fat turkey-fish, stone-fish, sometimes stingray, crocodile-fish, sea-snakes.

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The River, Tulamben, Bali

   Indonesia  Bali Sea
This divesite which is located a few hundered meters north of Batu Kelebit is accessed from the shore, consisting of small stones and pebbles. At a depth of around 4 meter the bottom changes into sand with here and there a small coral formation with small marine life.

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Tolstyi

   Russia
Water + 4 Celsiy

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punta west

   Philippines  Philippine Sea
a lot of macro subjects available.

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Koh Si

   Thailand  Andaman Sea
One of the best divesites for Ao Nang Local Island. A lot of big schools of snappers, fusiliers etc. Macro life very rich with nudibrances, seahorses etc Visibility varies from the low to excellent.

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Chelsea North, Port Elizabeth

   South Africa  Indian Ocean
A really nice site in test same system as Gasmic Gorge. Lots of outcrops with an abundance of underwater life lots of schooling fish as well as a wide array of fans corals and sponges. Lots of small marine life for the macro photographer as well

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Shark Reef

   Egypt  Red Sea
Clear Water

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Koala Reef/Anilao

   Philippines  South China Sea
Koala is south of Eagle Point and was about a 10 minute boat ride from Club Ocellaris the resort I stayed at. It’s made up soft and hard corals along with some very big rocks. It gradually slopes down to a sandy bottom at around 80 feet. I’m told there usually isn’t much current and it makes an idea night dive. I ended up making two dives here. One on the 1st and another on the 2nd.

The first night we were in the water at 6:22. Water temp was 85F and visibility was as far as my light would reach, which meant over 50 feet. Beyond that it was hard to tell.

I almost immediately spied a nudibranch and was delighted to see that it was one that I did not have a photo of. I took several photos. Then a few of some brightly colored feather stars (crinoids) and then my camera stopped working

I cursed myself immediately as my first thought was that I had been getting close to a full memory card and I had allowed myself to get in such a hurry to get in the water, that I had forgotten to change it Then I turned off the camera and continued the dive... what else could I do

Of course this meant that I would have a great dive … among other things I didn’t get to take a photo of was a very nice Warty Frogfish (a small juvenile), a few more species of nudibranchs, various crabs, fish, etc… Plenty of life down there, and I wasn’t getting any photos…. but I would get to make it up a little the following night.

After a short 46 minute dive where I had a maximum depth of 76 feet, we returned to the boat and headed in.

I was back the next night. My dive started at 7:10 PM and lasted 62 minutes. Maximum depth this time was 74 feet and water temperature was again 85F. Visibility also again was as far as my light would shine, 50-60 feet plus.

The dive started off with my getting a shot of a Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray. Roger had suggested earlier in the day about getting shots showing the huge variety of colors and I found myself often following this advice, ending up with photos with the most incredible colors from the huge variety of corals, anemones, and feather stars.

On into the dive along with the usual variety of fish, Peri, my guide, pointed out two nudibranchs right near to one another. Chromodoris willani they turned out to be. Then there was a little red octopus, then an anemone crab, two lionfish together, a wide assortment of corals, sea pens, a prawn, squid, another new species of flatworm (I’m still working on identifying), porcupinefish, another nudibranch (Halgerda carlsoni), another as yet unidentified nudibranch, a flathead, another nudibranch (Phyllidiella pustulosa), and another nudibranch, another anemone crab, a hermit crab, another new species of flatworm, a huge pufferfish inside a barrel sponge, another crab I haven’t identified yet, another new nudibranch, a huge crab, and an hour had flown by. No sign of the frogfish from the night before, but my air supply said it was time to go up!


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Pt. Lezarde (Grand Anse d'Arlet)

   Martinique  Caribbean Sea
What a great spot! Starting out very shallow with lots of coral blocks full of small creatures; crabs, shrimps, frogfish, nudibranches etc. Towards the corner of the bay the reef slowly starts to drop to around 100'. Here again lots of big coral boulders encrusted with tube sponge and barrel sponges. Silversides circling the boulders and in between snappers and jacks.
This dive site holds great picture opportunities for macro and wide angle alike!
I found this dive site while anchored in that bay with the 58' catamaran I work on. But I am sure there are dive shops who will go and dive there.

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Grand Anse d'Arlet/South Corner

   Martinique  Caribbean Sea
What a great spot! Starting out very shallow with lots of coral blocks full of small creatures; crabs, shrimps, frogfish, nudibranches etc. Towards the corner of the bay the reef slowly starts to drop to around 100'. Here again lots of big coral boulders encrusted with tube sponge and barrel sponges. Silversides circling the boulders and in between snappers and jacks.
This dive site holds great picture opportunities for macro and wide angle alike!
I found this dive site while anchored in that bay with the 58' catamaran I work on. But I am sure there are dive shops who will go and dive there.

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King Cruiser Wreck

   Thailand  Andaman Sea
Popular dive site on the west coast of Thailand between Phuket and Phi Phi Islands. Passenger/Car ferry that sunk in May 1997 after colliding with the submerged pinnacle Anemone reef. The ship is 85m long and 25m wide and consisted of several decks that are partly collapsed due to the fact that the ship was already quiet old when it sank, the divers entering the structure leaving bubbles inside and the sea taking its tribute. The wreck is standing on the sandy bottom at 30m with its shallowest point at around 15m. Loads of swim throughs. The upper part is increasingly covered with small staghorn corals, tree soft coral and sea urchins. Sea slugs, scorpion fish and lion fish are using the wreck as home as well as moray eels, sea snakes and Hawksbill turtles. Big schools of pelagics like trevallies, barracudas and rainbow runners. Visibility and currents can be challenging.

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Towboat, Curacao

   Netherlands Antilles  Caribbean Sea
This is a shallow wreck of a tugboat, great for photos

loads of orange and red tube sponges and coral

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The Countess Of Erme, Portland Harbour

   United Kingdom  Atlantic (European coastal)
A smaller wreck, usually second dive (after the Hood)
it lies just off the harbour wall and has little current
This wreck can have very low viz. It is in the silty part of Portland harbour but can stll provide some marine life

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Japanese Garden

   Israel  Red Sea
Another great shallow Eilat Dive

Entry from the beach and a short swim over sand interspersed with bommies.

Saw a blue spotted ray

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1st Cathedrals

   United States  Pacific
1st Cathedrals is a big cavern formed from Lava. The roof of the cavern collapsed and fell to the floor giving the cavern a fantastic sky light opening so you get all kinds of beautiful rays of light inside the cavern.

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