Dhigali Haa * * Once a favorite site for shark viewing by Sonevafushi guests, this site has been largely fished out, although sharks can occassionally be seen. Fish life is varied with travelly, fusiliers, batfish, small schools of barracuda and sometimes eagle rays.
Kunfunadhoo Corner * * The entrance of Kunfunadhoo Kandu attracts plenty of pelagics action and on the outside corner of Kunfunadhoo is a nice reef featuring a number of Napoleons. When teh current is flowing into the Atoll, a small school of upto 5 eagle rays often appear near the corner.
Eydhafushi * Outside reef of this island offers the best diving and it is a convenient site for Sonevafushi divers, during the south-west monsoon season. Turtles and schools of fusilier are common. The channels on either side of the island are less intersting.
Nelivaru * Near by the island of Nelivaru Finolhu, is a large reef with good diving on the north side for all levels of divers. There are snapper, tuna, turtles, mantas and a feature of this site are the scorpion fish.
Maaddoo Corner * * The north east side of the island reef offers the most interesting diving. When the current is flowing into the Atoll, it is more difficult to dive beacuse the water flow splits in two directions around the reef. There are nice overhangs on the corner and very goog fish life. On the reef top further inside Maaddoo Kandu are excellent table corals.
Maaddoo Giri * A dive for beginners and experienced divers. On the west corner of the reef is a chimeny with top opening at 3 metres and the bottom one at 20 metres. Angelfish, 1 pink and another black, can be seen if divers are observant and lucky enough. At 30 metres is a large school of blue stripped snapper. East of the corner a large coral rocks, overhangs and 3 small pink corals. There is also balck coral and somtimes ghost pipe fish can be seen among it.
Hulhudhoo * * On the north east side of the island reef are very good soft and hard corals. Napoleon and turtles are regular attractions here.
Miriandhoo Thila * * * * On the south side of Miriandhoo is a small, deep thila for experienced divers only. The top is covered in soft coral and the isolation of teh site attracts a divers range of marine life. Turtles and eagle rays are attracted here.
Ohgali Haa * * A large reef with intersting overhangs on the north east side. There are schools of batfish, some tuna and on the reef top are leaf fish.
Kudadhoo Corner * * At the entrance of Maavihaa Kandu, Kudadhoo Corner offers all the usual range of fish life seen at the many of channel entrances. Among them, Napoleon, Lobster, Nurse sharks and Turtles.
|
