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Underwater Photo Location: Gasmic Reef

Underwater Photo Location: Gasmic Reef

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Beautiful Reef on the wildside off Port Elizabeth. Many variaties of Soft and hard corals. Lots of nudibranches and other interesting smaller animals. The reef is also frequented but a few varieties of Gamefish. During the summer months sightings of Sharks is not uncommon.
Facts about Gasmic Reef
  • It is in South Africa
  • Gasmic Reef is in the Indian Ocean.
  • The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
  • The typical visibility is 3-10 Metres 10-30 Feet.
Dive types
dayboat

Marine Life
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by Anthony Wooldridge
Octopus taken at Gasmic Reef, in Port Elizabeth. ISO100 F3.5 1/60

by Anthony Wooldridge
A plethora of silver nudi's, taken at Gasmic Reef in Port Elizabeth. Canon A570is ISO100 F2.6 1/60

by Anthony Wooldridge
Two Silver nudibranches mating, you can see the one on the right starting to lay eggs, Taken at Gasmic Reef in Port Elizabeth with a Canon S570is. ISO100 F2.6 1/60

by Anthony Wooldridge
A very rare sight, an albino basket star, taken at gasmic reef in Port Elizabeth with a Canon S570is. ISO100 f2.6 1/60

by Anthony Wooldridge
Leminda millecra taken at Gasmic Reef, Port Elizabeth, during the recent Dive festival Hosted by wildside divers. Taken with a canon S570 ISO100 f2.6 1./60

by Anthony Wooldridge
A basket star next to a feather star, both perched on some noble coral. Canon 570is ISO100 1/60 f2.6

by Anthony Wooldridge
A large sponge with soft corals in the foreground. Taken at Gasmic reef in Port Elizabeth with a Sony W300 and Fantasea Nano strobe
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