The Nusa Lembongan currents also
attract pelagic fish so keep an eye out in the deep blue for them and sunfish.
These, in turn,
attract the pelagics, and lemon, Caribbean reef, blacktip and the occasional solitary hammerhead shark can be seen here.
Not exact matches
The plankton, in turn,
attracts a vast array of marine life, providing feeding as well as spawning grounds for myriad
pelagic species, including some that have migrated across wide oceanic areas.
Further, the Lombok Sea
attracts reef sharks as well as other
pelagics such as tuna and trevallies.
In addition to mantas, these remote islands also
attract passing
pelagics, including large pods of dolphin, schools of jacks and yellowfin tuna and a variety of whales that includes humpbacks, false killers and pilot whales, plus a showcase of sharks that includes white tips, silver tips, silkies, hammerheads, Galapagos, threshers, and occasionally tigers.
Often, large
pelagics attracted by the food grace the diver's presence as you get to watch an unbelievable show of cat and mouse as the sardines move and change shapes.
However, when it can be dived and currents are swift, divers get to experience a drift that
attracts the big schools of fish, which in turn
attract Caribbean reef sharks; the occasional hammerhead, mantas, schooling eagle rays in groups of up to 40 or 50, and lots of other
pelagic life not normally seen in calmer areas.
Minute organisms originating in the mangroves may be blown offshore and become part of the plankton which
attracts such
pelagics as the manta ray and the whale shark.
The Ningaloo reef
attracts many different species of
pelagic and has a very health population of other marine life.
The Elbow is probably the best known site here where the ocean current sweeps over the deep reef
attracting schools of
pelagic fish.
This oceanic island is surrounded by shear walls of soft coral home to myriad of marine life and
attracting large
pelagic creatures such as green sea - turtles and immense schools of barracudas.
Up - welling from the deep water of the Indian Ocean south of the islands, and plankton rich currents of the Lombok Strait
attract many kinds of
pelagics.
The currents bring plankton rich waters up from the deep which
attracts a huge number of fish and bigger
pelagics to the strait.
From November until March, Bull Sharks are commonly found off the coast, and many other
pelagic species are
attracted to the area by the slightly cooler temperatures during the winter months.
The cooler waters found in the winter months tend to
attract more
pelagic animals than other months.
These currents
attract a wide variety of species including migrating mammals and
pelagic species.
As an offshore dive site, Chumphon Pinnacle also
attracts a large number of
pelagic life including Cobia, Queenfish, Rainbow Runners and the Magnificent Whaleshark.
Strong currents sweep rich plankton harvests into the shallow water channels around these islands,
attracting large, feeding
pelagics such as whale sharks and manta rays.
Currents tend to be stronger towards the end of February, making drift dives more interesting and also
attracting more
pelagics in the area, such as manta rays and whale sharks.
This backdrop plus the large
pelagics that are
attracted to them is wht divers come to see