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No Name Reef
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Dive Site:
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No Name Reef
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Location:
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14°39.125S 145°37.325E
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Visited By:
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Spoilsport and Nimrod Explorer
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Depth:
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1-40 metres
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Rating:
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Novice
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Features:
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- The backs of all ribbon reefs have beautiful sandy floors, deep channels and strong currents
- Divers can have an easy lagoon type dive in 10-16m
- The sandy floor is rich in staghorn coral
- Hard and soft coral grow on the walls, reef edges and bommies
- Daisy the 1m long estuary cod is a regular visitor
- Whitetip reef sharks can be seen anywhere in the area
- Lizardfish and goatfish rush off when approached or when they are feeding
- On the wall a great display of basslets and fusiliers hover for plankton
- See schools of pelagic barracuda, mackerel and trevally
- In summer look for small yellow damsels fluttering and the soft coral fans
- Cleaner wrasse maintain stations in the shallower areas wit red bass and sweetlip being good customers
- In the overhangs see stinging hydroids, pink lace coral and fish
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Note: Latitude and longitude not to be used for navigational purposes - approx co-ords only.
