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Guraidhoo Corner * * This is a beautiful reef with healthy coral and an abundance of fish on the reef top. Best diving is on the outside part in depths to 16 metres where large coral rocks and table coral offers protection to nurse sharks and sting rays.
Maagiri * This is shaped like a flower and lies inside Maavaanu Kandu, thus creating a perfect environment for large schools of fish. Here divers are sourrounded by 100's of fusilier and snapper. Divers will also large number of parrot fish, oriental sweetlip and trevally. The reef slope changes from ledgers stepping down like a stair case, to steep walls covered in leather coral. There are also plenty of overhangs and smaller caves. Maagiri also displays largest gathering of sea anemones in one location.
Kanuhuraa Corner * * On the outside reef corner are large coral rocks big enough to swim between. At this point there are many reef fish including big-nose unicornfish, angelfish, oriental sweetlip and schools of fusilier. There are also shells and if divers look closely, leaf fish can be seen near the corner at 15 metres. On teh corner between 8 and 22 metres are massive porite corals. Among them are schools of colourful basslet.
Fushifaru Corner * * A channel and outside reef dive with many intersting variations. It is located on the south east side of Fushifaru Kandu. The gently sloping channel slopes from 5 metres and bottoms out at 22 metres. The reef is liberally covered in green coral trees. The inside of the channel is not very intersting but on the outside, the reef drops away sharply and the steep wall is pitted with small caves and arches. Regularly seen along the wall are grey reef sharks and eagle rays. On teh corner between 8 and 15 metres is a range of healthy hard corals unaffected by storms or wave action. Oriental sweetlip, lobsters, morays, pufferfish, turtles and leaf fish are found around the coral-rich area. Blotched porcupine fish are common and on a sandy slope on the outside between 18 and 25 metres are sting rays and white-tip reef sharks. Fish life is diverse with big schools of fusilier, unicornfish, red bass, midnight snapper, and many species of butterfly fish. In every respect, this is an excellent dive with many surprises.
Fushifaru Giri * * The north west side of this 300 metre long reef has the best diving with caves between 12 and 20 metres. There are outcrops of reef and a rugged section with overhangs at the northern end and at the south west end is a wall with more caves. A sand floor at 20 metres with garden eels, white-tip reef sharks, and sting rays is located mid way along teh reef. Teh reef top has healthy table coral with prolific fish life. Napoleon and turtles are major attractions.
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