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Honduras Caribbean SeaVery popular dive site in the south west of Utila. Shallow bay with very fine sand and some seagrass, slightly sloping deeper, opening with a hard coral walls towards the east and west, 30m+. Garden eels in the deeper parts on the sand. Juvenile angelfish, Peterson cleaner shrimp, arrow crabs, juvenile spotted drums hiding out at cleaning stations on the sand. Seahorses and Peacock flounders. On the reef creole wrasse, butterflyfish, trumpetfish, hawksbill turtles. Good for macro.
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Indonesia Flores SeaManta Alley located about Tora Langkoi Bay was described in the briefing as a deep gully that funnels the changing tide at up to 3-4 knots at the top and bottom of the tide, and could still be running at up to 1 knot during our dive at "slack water". A bit of a giveaway from the name of the site, but this signature Komodo dive is the main location in Komodo to find manta rays - often as many as 10 or 20. It's a rock islet that just punctures the sea's surface in a small craggy chain, inside the bay along the south coast of Komodo.
Streamed out on the end of your reef hook, are exposed to the full force of the current, so your valve free-flows as you face into it, your hose vibrates like a guitar string and mask is likely to fill with water whenever turn a head
You'll start your dive to the east of the rocks where another submerged mound rises to just a few metres below the surface. In the lee area between this mound and the rocky islet, where the maximum depth is 15 metres, there are almost always a couple of juvenile mantas playing around.
Another option however, is to drop down the steep eastern slope of the mound to the site's deepest section. Follow the slope of orange soft corals and encrusting invertebrates down to depth where giant trevally, white tip and black tip reef sharks roam in search of food. Make your way round to the north and in the direction of the islet chain, keeping alert for some huge black fantail rays resting on the bottom of the reef's substrate.
Eventually you arrive at a series of 3 underwater channels that run between the islet and its most northerly rocky protrusion. The channels are 18 metres or so deep and quite wide. Often schools of large bumphead parrotfish hang out here and mantas circle this area too.
Once you're through the channels onto the west side of the islet, you'll be out of bottom time and making your way up to 5 metres. Again the shallows here seem to be a favourite jaunt with manta rays. If the rays are not present then watch the surge areas close to the rocks. These are home to some formidably sized fish such as mangrove red snapper, emporers and giant sweetlips. Great barracuda often patrol here too.
Manta Alley is always one of the most frequently requested dives on any Komodo liveaboard, provided that you can handle the chill of these southern waters.
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Northern Mariana Islands Philippine Sea I THINK IT IS ONE OF THE BEST DIVE SITES IN MICRONESIA. THE SERIES OF UNDERWATER CAVES OFFER DIVERSE MARINE LIFE AND THE LIGHT AND SHADOWS AND COLORS ARE SUPERB FOR AN UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHER! more info about "LEFT VENTRICLE" AT THE GROTTO including maps, reviews, and ratings...
Maldives Indian OceanRasdhoo Atoll - Maldives.
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Papua New Guinea PacificPig Island isn't shown on the map. It's the last in a small chain along the barrier reef. It's one of our most popular dive sites. Check
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Honduras Caribbean SeaPopular dive site on the south shore of Utila, named after the type of black corals found there. Shallow top of the reef with sand channels and hard coral formations, then more or less steep wall of hard corals dropping down to 40m+ parallel to the shore. Different kinds of angelfish, creole wrasse, trumpetfish, toadfish, spotted drum, green moray, slender filefish.
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Honduras Caribbean SeaGreat Wall dive parallel to the North Shore of Utila. Reef top shallow 6-7m then dropping down on a steep wall to a 50m+. Occasional cracks in the wall with sandy slopes. Abundace of trigger fish - ocean and queen as well as Black Durgeons in the shallows. Spotted drum fish are around and barrel and tube sponges.
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Belize Caribbean SeaThese are some of the beautiful creatures that you can find in the waters off Belize, Central America
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Netherlands Antilles Caribbean SeaGreat diving and fabulaous weather
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Mexico Caribbean SeaDive this location using Liquid Blue Divers to enjoy this wall!
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Saint Lucia Caribbean SeaOne of the most colorful and beautiful Dive sit in the Caribbean. Very beautiful dive with lots of colorful sponges.
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United Kingdom Atlantic (European coastal)This area of reef covering approximately one square mile, is an abundance of shipwrecks and reefs ranging from 8m to 80m. There has been more loss of shipping here than on any other comparable reef on the entire south coast of Britain, with over 110 ships and more than 1,000 lives lost.
Located less than one mile from the launch site, the Manacles, one of the best dive sites on the south coast of Cornwall, offers some of the most exciting diving in the country.
Loads of Nudibranchs and if you are lucky even Basking sharks!!
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United Kingdom Atlantic (European coastal)Reef and Pinnacles. Great variety of macro life and wrecks. Excellent dive site.
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Egypt Red SeaBeautiful small time with lot's of interesting dive sites...
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Netherlands Antilles Caribbean SeaEasy shore dive with lots of fish. One huge tarpon hangs out there
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CanadaA popular dive training site for eastern Ontario and western Quebec. Rock quarry with little sediment to affect visibility. Winter visibility (horizontally) of 50 to 75 feet is common. Summer visibility less in the shallows due to run-off or new divers. Used extensively during the winter months by technical dive community to maintain skills. Items (plane, tug, etc.) placed in the quarry to aid diver training and serve as photo subjects. Drysuit recommended below 60 feet, maximum depth 125 feet. Very good parking, access and facilities. A daily fee is charged.
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Netherlands Antilles Atlantic (South America coastal)Bonaire...what can I say! easy entry and great diving.
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France Mediterranean SeaTwo small islands set very close with a shallow gulley between. Variety of macro and larger fauna. Very close to wreck dives too.
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Netherlands Antilles Atlantic (South America coastal)Buddy Dive resort. great place. Doing a lot of rennovations to their place...
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Cayman islands Caribbean SeaLove this place - actually excellent for shore diving (former Russian destroyer)
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