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Seychelles Underwater Photo Sites
Granit rocks in the middle of the ocean great for sharks
| Facts about Shark bank It is in Seychelles- Shark bank is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Diverse reef fish, nudi's, sea slugs, turtles, scorpionfish, stonefish, water temperate around 25-26 C, none to very mild current, perfect for novice divers and above.
| Facts about Aquarium, Beau Vallon.- It is in Seychelles
- Aquarium, Beau Vallon. is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Spectacular dive site true to it's name. Abundance of marine flora and fauna. Spotted the elusive White mouth moray, huge schools of yellow snapper and several other marine species. Comfortable diving with no current. Perfect for novice divers.
| Facts about Coral Gardens- It is in Seychelles
- Coral Gardens is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Easy accesible home reef
| Facts about AVANI Seychelles home reef- It is in Seychelles
- AVANI Seychelles home reef is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Light current. Diverse marine life
| Facts about Jailhouse Reef- It is in Seychelles
- Jailhouse Reef is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Small wreck lying at 16m. Plenty of macro life and very nice reef system adjacent to it.
| Facts about Twin Barges- It is in Seychelles
- Twin Barges is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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a pair of lion fish let me to take some shoots which one of them is this close up.
| Facts about north side of mahe island- It is in Seychelles
- north side of mahe island is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Easy and shallow dive, with a nice coral garden
| Facts about Ternay bay- It is in Seychelles
- Ternay bay is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Very various dive !!!
| Facts about Joker's reef- It is in Seychelles
- Joker's reef is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Reef Fish in high quantities on the side tagged, on other side it is out of the marine park and not a huge amount there. Easy dive site, with wide range of reef fish.
| Facts about St. Pierre, north east rocks- It is in Seychelles
- St. Pierre, north east rocks is in the Mozambique Channel.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
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Fabulous house reef of Eden Island, Mahe, Seychelles varied maine life, reseident pod of dolphin, many cleaning stations, swim throughs.
| Facts about Johhnies Rock- It is in Seychelles
- Johhnies Rock is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Great coral, despite el Nino, good variety, Buffaloe parrot, eagle ray, napoleon, turtle, reef sharks
| Facts about Brizaire and Dragon's teeth- It is in Seychelles
- Brizaire and Dragon's teeth is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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Great site with many coral formations and healthy fish life
| Facts about Brizaire- It is in Seychelles
- Brizaire is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.
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La Digue is a 15mn boat ride from Praslin, 2nd largest island of the Seychelles
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Conception Island, North West of Mahé
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Curieuse Island is 5mn away by boat from Praslin, second largest island of the Seychelles.
| Facts about Curieuse Island Marine Park- It is in Seychelles
- Curieuse Island Marine Park is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-10 Metres 0-30 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 30+ Metres 100+ Feet.
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There was lots of damage to the coral (coral bleaching) several years ago, but the diving is still very good. I even had the extreme pleasure of being able to swim with Whale Sharks!
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Anyone thinking of scuba diving in the Seychelles then be aware that as a holiday destination it is paradise but for coral diving it is an unmitigated disaster. All the coral is dead due to a sea temperature rise caused by El Nino in the late nineties. I mean ALL the coral. Some regeneration is starting but in percentage terms we are talking single figures of regeneration. The fish populations are less effected and you can find pockets of massive fish populations in spots like; Anse Soleil - unfortunately no dive boats go here but you can drive there and snorkel, and also at Port Launay, which is part of the Marine Park.
They marine life is colorful and varied:- Hawksbill turtles, green turtles, parrot fish, puffer fish, nudibranchia, octopus, moray eel, snake eel, manta ray, grouper, snapper, bigeye, angelfish, butterfly fish, clownfish, trumpetfish, porcupinefish, scorpionfish, lionfish (poisonous) plus whale shark, white tip reef sharks and dolphins. The wrecks are interesting; twin barges and Ennerdale - whilst the granite rocks make an impressive underwater backdrop.
When going to the Seychelles I recommend that you take your own dive gear (BCD, Octopus, dive computer, torches) because the dive centres are working on long replacement cycles (two years or so!).
Be choosy about your dive centre. I visited the five in the Beau Vallon Bay area and some are very small outfits. I cast no aspersions on any of them. The one I selected was Island Ventures (www.dive-seychelles.com) my decision being based on the maturity of the email responses to my pre-holiday enquiries.
Visibility in August varies between 4 to 15m depending on the sea state which is subject to the trade winds. Any white horses on the waves and assume visibility will be below 5m. Most dives are around 12 to 18m with a few going to 30m. Oh! there is a small decompression chamber at Victoria Hospital.
| Facts about Mahe island- It is in Seychelles
- Mahe island is in the Indian Ocean.
- The typical depth is 0-20 Metres 0-60 Feet.
- The typical visibility is 0-3 Metres 0-10 Feet.
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