8. Ernies Cave
Depth 24m |
This site can be reached in four minutes from the dive centre. On a flood tide you can start this dive in the shallows of Monkey Beach and follow the reef down to 30m / 99ft. There a large rocky coral formations littered with green tree corals, siphon sponges and Gorgonian Seafans. On a multilevel dive you can make your way up the reef, where you can see crinoids and make your way to a small cave at 21m / 69ft. Big – eye soldier fish can be spotted as well along with blue- spotted trevally, surgeonfish and unicornfish. If you finish of the dive shallow you can see an abundance of soft corals, small snapper, sweetlips and small fauna. |