Type: Wall
Depth: 20ft.(7m.) to 130ft.(40m.)+
Location: North Side of Island, Turtle Harbor
Travel Time: 30 mins.
Description:
The westernmost site of turtle harbor offers an abyssal like wall on this incredible fringing reef. At the mooring the diver is faced with a free fall experience as your descent brings you as close to the continental shelf as you dare go.
Giant barrel sponges protrude as the wall snakes in and out. A glance into the blue reveals sedate loggerhead and hawksbill turtles, a shadow above reveals the majesty of a Manta Ray. Eerie terraces of sheet coral offer scarce protection for lobster shrimp and king crab.
As you continue along the wall a slow descent allows shafts of sunlight to glimmer over Creole wrasse, spadefish and barjacks. As you ascend over the wall lip stunning pillar corals make way to canyons hiding tarpon and grouper. The sheer variety of colour, texture and movement allow an awe-inspiring end to the dive. A crowd pleaser for sure.
Skill Level:
Suitable for Advanced/Photography/Technical
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