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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean SeaClose to Young Island, this is an awesome muck dive, you just don't know what you're going to see!
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Egypt Red SeaNational Park Ras Mohammad
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean SeaSub rock
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Puerto Rico Caribbean Seathe new site of west divers -west divers plan to put a mermaid statue,,full of fish like,,,jacks, great baracuda,porgys,groupers,snapers, hogfish,blue tang,butterflyfish,rock beuty,turtles,nurse sharks and more,,,,a place for easy encounter with green eels,,,,,,rock and coral area,,ledge {small wall } reef 65' max depth,,,,full of color! is a very good reef , tour is easy swim!! no current!!! divemasters make it easy for divers and fun!!!! the best!!!
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Puerto Rico Caribbean Seais a 5 star dive site, full of fish and coral,,hammer head area,,in the top of the wall is a 55' and go down to a 400' first step.2 step go down to 600' but this dive is a 95 'dive,,,,the trench at 95' is like 200' long east to west full of sponge,yellow tube,convoluted barrel and more,,mollusk,nudibranch,octopus,squid,flamingo tongue,christmas trees,red banded lobsters,hermit crabs,tunicates and many more,,,,,full of color this wall dive site!!!!
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Puerto Rico Caribbean Sealedge reef ,,los arcos is a very nice dive site,full of fish and coral the have some rocks in arch formation that nurse shark like to sleep under the arch,,,,top of the reef is like 55' and 70' sandy bottom
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean SeaHugh yellow frogfish!
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East Timor Banda SeaMuck Diving site, just 5 minutes away from Dili
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Puerto Rico Caribbean Seanice reef,,have a engine of a 25 bomber michell that crash in the 1940 in this site of the island,,only the engine,,,the rest of the plane is unknow!!!!but the reef around the engine is full of life,,is a ledge reef,,in the top have like 45' to 50' and 65' is the max depht,,,,,,,,
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East Timor Banda SeaDili its a great muck diving site. frogfishes, leaffishes, seahorses and, and and...
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Thailand Andaman SeaThe Island is situated around 10 km from the Ao Nang shore. One of the best dive sites in local islands. A lot of marine life from small junenile fish to the big groopers etc. Good for macro photographers as well. Visibility varies from good 20 m to poor 5 m.
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East Timor Banda SeaEverything is possible at ataouro, saw saw sharks, dolphins, pilot whales, killerwahles...
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Egypt Red SeaHouse reef with a lot of life left in it.
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Thailand Andaman SeaSmall Island outside Ao Nang, Krabi. There is 2 tunnels through this limestone Island. The Island is a paradise for the macro photographers, because of all the different nudibrances you will find from the walls. Visibility can be sometimes low.
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East Timor Banda SeaVery nice reef with a small wall in the beginning. 41 km away from Dili. Good corals, many reef fishes and sometimes smaller shark or a turtle. Entry: Relatively steep slope on sandy bottom.
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Spain Mediterranean SeaClear water and many caves
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Mexico Caribbean SeaResort Reef. Easy to do
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Pakistan Arabian SeaAstolla (Haft Talar) Island
Overview
Despite the name given to the island by the locals (Haft Talar-meaning 'seven rocks'), the island appears to form a single block roughly 3 miles in length and one mile in width with an estimated height of two hundred feet at its highest point. An isolated rocky area has broken away from the main block towards the south end. Given that the island is not sheltered from the open sea, it is subject to strong wave attack during the southwest monsoons, when wave height exceeds 3.5 meters. The coastline therefore suffers from severe erosion and most of the littoral material is lost to the sea.
Geographical coordinates: 25°07'N, 63°52'E.
Altitude: (average and/or max. & min.) 0-200 m
Area: (in hectares) c. 5,000
A small solar operated beacon has been constructed on the top of one of the island's cliffs for the safety of passing vessels.
General location:
The island is situated in the northern Arabian Sea, approximately 25 kilometers off the mainland coast, 40 kilometers East-Southeast of Pasni Harbor, in Blochistan province. It comes under the Pasni subdivision of Gawader district.
The island supports some rare and vulnerable species of animals such as endanger species Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) and quite possibly critically endanger species Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbracata)
The site is of special value for maintaining the genetic and ecological diversity of the area. There is a considerable convergence of plant and animal species that inhabit the island and the surrounding waters.
The area is of special value as the nesting ground of Green turtles and possibly the Hawksbill turtle. As well as, the site is of special value for at least one endemic animal species, Echis carinatus astoli, and viper
Ecological features:
The natural vegetation is composed of zeromorphic type able to survive the arid climate. It does not only suffer from extreme drought but also from wind carrying saline particles. Salt sprays coupled with sand particles clog the respiratory mechanism of plants, affecting growth. Prosopis juliflora is the most significant widespread species distributed in the island. Indigofera oblongifolia and Hycium depressum are also prevalent forming large bushes. Other types of vegetation found include Sueda fruticosa, Aerua persica.
Noteworthy fauna:
The island is reported to support a large number of breeding seabirds including Larus hemprichii and several species of terns. Avifauna includes: Ardeola cinerea, Egretta gularis, Pluvialis squatarola, Numenius arquata, Limosa limosa, Calidris minutus, Larus argentatus, Larus genei, Cursorius coromandelius, Galerida cristata, Oenanthe deserti, and Prinia spp.
Sightings of cetaceans such as dolphins and to a lesser extent, whales have also been reported. In fact, in December 1994, a large whale (possibly sperm whale) carcass washed up on the shores of Ganz, Balochistan. Recent evidence indicates that significant, previously undocumented populations of up to 20 species of whale and dolphin occur within the Pakistani Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Studies in neighboring Oman, combined with newly available data on illegal Soviet and Japanese whaling off Pakistan in the 1960s, verbal reports of sightings by fishermen, and records of beach-cast specimens, suggest large numbers of many species of whale and dolphin spend part of the year in Pakistani waters. It can be surmised that these cetaceans, which are primarily dependent on the highly productive Southern Arabian upwelling system, use parts of the Pakistani EEZ for both calving and feeding.
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Pakistan Arabian Sea Karachi has not been on world map as far as Scuba Diving is concerned, this port city of Pakistan offers various type of scuba diving. Two major areas provide interesting opportunities to explore at Coordinate: - (24°47′46.07″ N 67°02′38.44″E) …
1 Ship wrecks
Karachi is known as a graveyard of Ships, which sank during the last 40 years and are still laying submerged beyond the Manora break water within a radius of six miles. They pose a potential threat to the visiting Vessels approaching KPT entrance buoy.
A short history of some of the ships followed: -
MV ABASIN- Pakistani flag vessel, MV Abbasin, had sunk after hitting the wreckage of a Panamanian carrier, MV Isebina, 1972. The wreckage of Isebina was removed by a foreign salvage company hired by the Government of Pakistan but the wreckage of MV Abbasin is still lying submerged four miles southeast of the Manora breakwaters.
Dynamic Venture-
27th July, 1972
Depth 8 meters
Dynamic Venture, sank in the Karachi waters in 1977 and is laying submerged northwest of the Manora breakwaters. This Panamanian ship was deliberately sunk by the crew of the vessel in protest against the non-payment of their wages by the owner. The crew was rescued by another foreign ship which also towed Dynamic Venture some distance away to her sub-aqua grave
MV Munir-
10th March, 1977
Depth 15 meters
MV Munir, belonged to a Gulf State (UAE), sunk in 1977, and is laying about a quarter mile southeast of the Manora breakwaters
MV Nanda Devi-
23rd March, 1977
Depth 14 meters
MV Nanda Devi, belonging to India, sank in 1980 and is laying 3.5 miles west of the Manora breakwaters
MV Regal Sun –
15th Oct, 1979
Depth 13 meters
MV Regal Sun, sank 2.2 miles off the Manora breakwaters when it broke in two parts and sank…
MV Dia Hatim –
27th June, 1980
Depth 15 meters
MV Dia Hatim, is laying submerged eight miles south-east of the Manora breakwaters
MV Amir- laying on her port-side opposite Himalya, but is not considered dangerous for shipping traffic, and many more interesting wrecks inviting scuba divers to explore them.
As the topography near the Karachi is mostly sandy and gentle slope, these ships wrecks have attracted marine life over the period and formed artificial reef with lots of cnidarians, crustaceans, echinoderms, mollusks, worms, invertebrates.
Tsunami 2004
As you know healthy coral reefs provide their adjacent coasts with substantially more protection from destructive tsunami waves than do unhealthy or dead reefs, a Princeton University study suggests.
The tsunami 2004.Devastated the coastlines of the Indian Ocean, but in Pakistan the effect of tsunami were quit different it brought new spawn of different new species of corals from neighboring coral reefs, the mass migrated offspring started cloning and forming new reefs at incredible speed. During last two years over 30+ new species has been noticed so far and serious effort required observing and documenting this new Eon.
This will be golden opportunity for divers of the world to peep into the history of millions of years ago and witness some of the fact about the process of evaluation.
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Ghana Atlantic (South)All new dive locations. There are schools of whales and other things to discover. Charlys Extreme Diving is not only offering diving but also relaxing on the beach having a great party at our beach house. Information about our new website will be presented soon.
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