Great dive site for looking at grey nurse sharks
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Great dive site. Only 50 kilometers from Tokyo. Not the easiest entry, but great variety of marine life. I've spotted a few different species of nudibranchs. Morays, octopus, lot's of lobster during night dives, great variety of fish life. One of my favorite divesites.
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This was my first trip to Fiji. I stayed at Qamea beach resort. It does have a dive shop that offers instruction and diving. This resort doesn't get a large amount of divers at a time. I found this great because most of the week it was just myself and the dive master. The Qamea House reef is the reef right off the shore at Qamea Beach club. The reef begins in very shallow water and will reach depths of 130+ feet. I found the condition of the reef excellent. Most of the coral formation on this reef are stoney types of coral. The fish life is great with all the normal reef fish, large populations of clown fish, several lion fish, a turtle a times and it is not uncommon to see some small white tip reef sharks. The visibility on this reef was very good. depending on what the tide was doing the vis could drop down a bit. You could tell what this vis was going to be from the shore, the shallow part of the reef starts about ten feet off the beach in front of the dive shop, you could stand at the shop and look at the reef if was clear you knew it would only be better at the deeper parts. I only got to dive this reef once but I did snorkel on it everyday while I was there. I am a SCUBA junkie but I found this reef to be just as wonderful while snorkeling do to so much of it being in shallow water.
| Facts about Qamea House Reef It is in Fiji- Qamea House Reef is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 0-40 Metres 0-130 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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San Diego's primary dive training site. Always something to see, provided you're willing to look.
| Facts about La Jolla Shores, San Diego, California It is in United States- La Jolla Shores, San Diego, California is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 50+ Metres 160+ Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Not a very good dive site...
| Facts about Upper Newport Bay- It is in United States
- Upper Newport Bay is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 0-3 Metres 0-10 Feet.
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Lots of nooks, crannies, caves, and heaps of small macro life. Great chance of seeing Eastern Blue Devil Fish and Weedy Seadragons.
| Facts about The Docks, Jervis Bay, NSW It is in Australia- The Docks, Jervis Bay, NSW is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Way too crowded
| Facts about Avalon Dive Park, Catalina, CA- It is in United States
- Avalon Dive Park, Catalina, CA is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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After finishing a dive at Molokini Crater (Reefs End) while we were aboard the dive boat a whale appeared a couple of hundred yards away and seemed to wave at us as we prepared to make another dive.
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German channel - Palau
| Facts about German channel, Palau It is in Palau- German channel, Palau is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
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Great dive site North of the Island behind the airport. Better when done as a drift dive because there could be some current. Visibility is usually great and the site is also kown as the "white valey" because of a large band of sand t 100ft, and going down very quickly. There main interest is a coral platform at 8Oft where you can sight sea turtles feading sponges, school of baracuda, tunas and some pelagic surprises as dolphins, hammer head shark, or marlin. At the end of the dive, it could be usefull to swim West close to the reef (40-60ft) and try to reach the resident school of jack fishes. Of course the main attraction of the dive site are the Grey reef sharks. The challenge is to attract them inside the school of jack fishes and enjoy the spectacle (see my pictures).
A "not to miss" if you come scubadiving at Borabora.
| Facts about Murimuri (borabora) It is in French Polynesia- Murimuri (borabora) is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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| Facts about Corner It is in Malaysia- Corner is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
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Shallow wall dive with kelp covered rocks and boulders down to a sandy floor. A variety of marine life including large Stingrays and huge Scorpionfish. Sea Temp 19c (Jan 2008)
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Marine life observed: Stingrays (Short-tailed & Long-tailed),Northern Scorpionfish, Nudibranch (Clown, Variable & Elysia Sp.4), Triplefins (Banded, Blue-eyed, Spectacled & Variable), Sandager's Wrasse, Red Pigfish, Crested Blenny, Snapper, Leatherjackets, Kelpfish & Speckled Moray
| Facts about Mary's Wall, Aorangi Island, Poor Knights It is in New Zealand- Mary's Wall, Aorangi Island, Poor Knights is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Site consists of a series of underwater pinnacles in a line at right angles to the island, each one progressively deeper than the next. They are covered in kelp and have lots of large fallen rocks around them. A perfect place for groups of Red Crayfish to live. On top of the rocks, we found the usual Nudibranchs, Triplefins and Blennies. Swimming in and around the kelp, are the occasional, Stingray, Snapper, Orange Wrasse and Sandager's Wrasse. At the top and close to the island there is a small undersea cave/arch, but it's very shallow, only 3 to 4 metres deep. The light here is good and the schools of Maomao make some nice scenic shots. Sea Temp 19c (Jan 2008)
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Marine life observed: Short-tailed Stingrays, Clown Nudibranch, Triplefins (Banded, Yaldwyn's and Blue-eyed), Maomao, Sandager's Wrasse, Red Pigfish, Crested Blenny, Snapper, Orange Wrasse and Red Crayfish
| Facts about Trevor's Rocks / El Torito Cave, Aorangi Island, Poor Knights- It is in New Zealand
- Trevor's Rocks / El Torito Cave, Aorangi Island, Poor Knights is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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One of the most spectacular dive sites in the Poor Knights, with a huge 8m wide arch in a promontory wall. Currents through the arch can be very strong so caution needs to be exercised here, especially as the arch is 40m deep. Wall is covered in colourful sponges and bryozoans, interspersed with yellow zoanthids, solitary hard corals, common and jewel anemones. The arch is noted for the large groups of Short-tailed Stingrays that gather in and around it. There are also large schools of Kingfish, Maomao, Butterfly Perch and Demoiselles. Perhaps you may also see a Giant Manta, as we did. Sea Temp 19c (Jan 2008)
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Marine life observed: Giant Manta, Short-tailed Stingrays, Nudibranchs (Clown, Gem, Verco's Tambja), Triplefins (Spectacled, Oblique Swimming and Blue-eyed), Kingfish, Maomao, Butterfly Perch, Northern Scorpionfish, Yellow Moray, Leatherjackets, Demoiselle
| Facts about Northern Arch, Tawhiti Rahi Island, Poor Knights- It is in New Zealand
- Northern Arch, Tawhiti Rahi Island, Poor Knights is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 0-40 Metres 0-130 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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A simple to and fro wall dive, from point to point on the wall. Nice clumps of Anemones and Solitary Hard Corals. Sea Temp 19c (Jan 2008)
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Marine life observed: Nudibranchs ( Morose Tambja, Variable Nudibranch), Banded Triplefin, Common Anemone, Solitary Hard Coral, Leatherjackets, Urchins and Crested Blenny.
| Facts about Middle Channel, Poor Knights- It is in New Zealand
- Middle Channel, Poor Knights is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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nice easy dive for beginners but also lots to see for the more advanced. baby dusky whaler sharks (1 - 1.5 metres) can be seen in summer. lots of big blue groper and a motor cycle wreck.
| Facts about Shelly Beach- It is in Australia
- Shelly Beach is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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This is one of the two lakes to the world where you find this phenomenon. The second is borneo (Maratua Island)
| Facts about Jellyfish Lake- It is in Palau
- Jellyfish Lake is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Shallow shore dive (max depth 8m) with strong 12knot rip tides through the bay, so only safe to dive from 30 minutes before to 30 minutes after high and low tides. Easy entry from the sandy beach, near rocks exposed at low tide. Lots of marine life in just the first few metres. Out in the deeper channel there are clumps of colourful sponges. Sea Temp 21c (Jan 2008)
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Marine life observed: Nudibranchs (Black Dendrodoris, Clown, Gem, Variable & Willan's Cadlina), Triplefins (Common, Estuarine, Mottled, Robust, Variable & Yaldwyn's), Flatworms, Starfish, Hermit Crabs, Crested Blenny, Shrimp, Seahorse & Octopus
| Facts about Sponge Gardens, Rangiputa Bay, near Whatuwhiwhi- It is in New Zealand
- Sponge Gardens, Rangiputa Bay, near Whatuwhiwhi is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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This site is about 2km from the main street out through a boat passage ,the harbouris around 20m to 26m deep and where it meets the land is a wall of coral .It is good snorkeling any where along vuna road ,the local dive shack is deep blue diving centre who have a large boat the cape baron.The locals will also take you out and diving is also availiable at fafa and atata resorts on local islands close to nuku'alofa.
| Facts about Sopu nuku'alofa It is in Tonga- Sopu nuku'alofa is in the Pacific.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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