Kelly
Thailand
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Nº1
Date: 2012-02-29 - 12:07
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Max Depth: 23.9m Duration: 27mins
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- Temp: Surf 32°C Bottom 30°C
- Dive type : Recreational, Reef
- Visibility: Good Water: Salt
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- Weights: 8.2 kg
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Species Identified
Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905 (Barracuda)
Found near prominent current-swept lagoons or seaward reefs . Also in bays and inner turbid lagoons . Nocturnally active, but occurring in relatively large schools during the day . Sold fresh or processed into fish cakes .
Cladocora debilis Milne Edwards & Haime, 1849 (thin tube coral)
azooxanthellate
Arothron stellatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Blackspotted puffer)
Relatively uncommon in patch reefs and coral slopes near sandy areas of clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles occur in sandy and weedy inner reefs, adults on clear lagoons and seaward reefs . Juveniles inshore, usual...
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Pomacentrus coelestis Jordan and Starks, 1901 (Neon damsel)
Chaetodon fremblii Bennett, 1828 (Blue-lined butterfly)
Inhabit areas with rock or coral . Benthopelagic . Prey on the tentacles of tubeworms and other invertebrates . Oviparous . Form pairs during breeding .
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Everything aligned for us on the trip and we were able to go here. any other day, and they would not have taken beginner divers here. Currents tend to be very strong, but today it wasn't so bad.
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This is a great dive for experienced divers – in fact, good operators will bring only divers of advanced level and above! The underwater terrain is similar to that around the island’s northern tip, but much deeper – the shallowest part of any consequence is at 18m. Fine soft corals highlight the smooth-sided boulders. Crinoids and featherstars are well represented.
There are fairly plentiful, reasonably sized fish, including lionfish, parrotfish, wrasse and triggerfish, as well as large visiting pelagics such as barracuda, rainbow runners and trevally. Manta and marbled rays are frequently seen here, as are whale sharks – although with slightly less regularity. All in all, this site can be compared with some sites found around Mu Koh Similan Marine National park.