Sentences with phrase «edge of the reef»

The very edge of the reef is at 30 feet (10 m) and below this, the wall is as equally exciting in terms of fish life.

Along the inside edge of the reef there are some strips of reef in front of the reef edge proper.

Begin our exploration at the southern edge of the reef, anchoring along the shores of Laughing Bird Caye National Park or Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve.

Even experienced boater could encounter disaster on the sharp edges of the reef.

On Heron Island, an upscale dive lodge puts snorkelers close to sites along the eastern edge of the reef.

This was taken on a cruise to the Agincourt Reef on the outer edge of the reef near -LSB-...]

The emptying of the several rivers coming down from the Maya Mountains and Guatemala, combined with the push of the prevailing trade winds creates a head of water that funnels to the south and out to the southern edge of the reefs.

The edge of the reef drops off sheer into blue - black water — 800 fathoms, Kepler says.

Experience the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef with 3 hours at the multi-level reef activity platform on the outer edge of the Reef.

The long wave requires a long paddle to reach the edge of the reef, but... Read More

Walk out to the edge of the reef where it plunges to the depths of 110 feet, the perfect diving spot for scuba divers to explore where the octopi, morays and colorful fish abound.

Stingrays have found home in the sand along the edges of the reef and seem undisturbed by the curious diver.

It's worth spending some time in the sandy area at the edge of the reef to look for blue - spotted stingrays that, when not moving, bury themselves in the sand with just their eyes protruding out.

Milln Reef - White tip reef sharks skirting along the edges of the reef, turtles resting under overhangs, coral trout and peacock groupers, are just some of the abundant marine life action that you will encounter on Milln Reef, 55 km east of Cairns.

The edges of the reef provide a barrier to the deep sea waves and contains a slow southerly current moving at a 1/2 knot that offers safe conditions for responsible divers.

The long wave requires a long paddle to reach the edge of the reef, but the wide beach and expansive surf zone helps to thin the board riding crowds.

Manta Point Manta Point offers some of the best coral around the Gilis, with a gently sloping reef from 10m down to around 25m where you can often spot white - tip reef sharks resting on the sandy bottom and schools of yellow snappers hovering over the edge of the reef.

Barracuda is a guaranteed catch near the edges of the reef crest along the many channels of the Barrier Reef.

Different in profile to some of the other sites here, Turtle is a series of shallow bommies on the edge of a reef.

On those occasions when the sea is flat calm, an additional hazard is present for small boats as the edge of the reef becomes hard to define.

There is a section towards the end of this dive, at the edge of the reef where down currents are common so be prepared to react and control your buoyancy.

Manta Point offers some of the best coral around the Gilis, with a gently sloping reef from 10m down to around 25m where you can often spot white - tip reef sharks resting on the sandy bottom and schools of yellow snappers hovering over the edge of the reef.

Inspired Maldives Beach Accommodation Perched at the edge of the reef, the Ocean Suites at Paradise Island offer a truly incomparable experience.

The edge of reef wall begins at 15 meters, sheer reef wall over 45 meters deep and some bommies spur into bay are interesting with macro critters, Scorpion fish, Nudibranch and a like.

The dive guides, nevertheless, helped making the dive smooth for everyone and a few highlights were: Hawksbill Turtle, Napoleon Wrasse and different species of jacks (Goldspotted and Blue) chasing schooling fusiliers (Yellowtail, Blueline and others) on the edge of the reef.

Dives can be done directly from the liveaboard which moors close to the edge of the reef or from a tender.

Within about 20m offshore it's deep enough to don fins and fin to the edge of the reef about another 50 m out to sea.

We thought so too — until photosets like this showed up along with rumours of perfect waves on the outer edge of the reef.

However, the edges of the reef do.

The National Science Foundation reports that researchers Ann Budd of the University of Iowa and John Pandolfi of the University of Queensland, Australia have found that the most innovative evolution — that which could help a reef adapt to more acidic, warmer, more polluted oceans — happens at the edges of a reef.

According to a new research paper, corals on the outer edges of reefs are the ones that spur creative evolutionary patterns that can help a reef adjust to the conditions created by global climate change.