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Opal Reef
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Dive Site:
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Barracuda Pass
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Location:
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16°30.194S 147°50.697E. Between south and main Opal Reefs
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Visited By:
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Poseidon and Haba
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Depth:
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1-15 metres
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Rating:
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Intermediate
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Features:
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- There are numerous great dive sites including; Bashful Bommie, Ayer's Rock, SNO, Cathedrals, Split Bommie, Blue Buoy and One Fin Bommie
- The tide brings lots of plankton attracting smaller fish, which in turn attract bigger fish
- Look for sea cucumbers on the sandy floors
- See the superb soft and hard coral and grazing fish
- You may also see the occasional lagoon ray
- As you get deeper see schools of paddletails, trevally mackerel, red bass and three species of barracuda move around slowly
- See the resident blacktip reef shark
- The nursery plate shelters a succession of juvenile whitetip reef sharks
- Look for giant clams and titan triggerfish
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Note: Latitude and longitude not to be used for navigational purposes - approx co-ords only.
