Maldives
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Nº5
Date: 2011-04-10 - 09:00
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Max Depth: 16m Duration: 55mins
Dive Location
- Temp: Surf 30°C
- Dive type : Recreational, Training, Reef, Research
- Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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- Weights: 4 kg
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Adventure Dive 1 - Fish Aware
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The East side of the Island Minaavaru has a beautiful reef dropping from 2 meters until 18 meters of depth.
An easy dive, even when currents appear. Between varieties of hard corals, cream colored ‘loped pore corals’ are scattered around the reef and indicates, that with a growth rate of 9 mm per year that the El Nino didn’t affect this part of the Maldives. On top of the pore corals the colorful tentacles of the tube worms make the decoration complete.
Small green, blue and soft brown table corals are hosting a variety of damsel and pallet surgeon fishes.
Schooling hump back, red, black and blue stripe snappers are very aware of the dogtooth tunas and jack fishes that pass by, stone eyed, but ready for quick action.
Don’t miss out on the turtles and octopus on this reef!
Mantas can be seen feeding on the surface.