Overall, the best diving conditions exist from April to December, with sunfish, sharks and
other pelagic fish visiting from June to September.
Schools of barracuda and trevally are often sighted near the east pinnacle as are snappers, mackerel and
other pelagic species.
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.
At only 25 minutes by dhoni from the island we have Miyaru Kandu, famous for its beautiful drop - off from which it is possible to observe large amounts of sharks and
other pelagic fishes.
When the current's right exhilarating blue water, fish soup diving with explosions of fusiliers, trevallies, sharks and
other pelagic fish will leave you mesmerized for hours.
You can explore this beautiful region as you go in search of spanish mackerel, giant trevally, queenfish and
other pelagic species.
Spotted eagle rays and
other pelagic creatures swim above the reef while the more cryptic life like lobsters and eels fill the holes and tunnels through the coral spurs.
Its an hour drive from our based in Sekotong, but the seasonal sighting of schooling barracudas, tunas, and
other pelagic life is fairly regular and make it worth - while.
The beautiful waters of the Whitsundays is abundant with marine life and this provides the angler with the opportunity to catch many varieties of fish such as Giant Trevally, Queen Fish, Mackerel, Golden Trevally, Cobia and
other pelagic fish.
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.
Additionally the sighting of barracudas, tunas, and
other pelagic life is spectacular.
The seasonable sighting of schooling barracudas, tunas, and
other pelagic life is fairly regular, and apart from the mobula - and eagle ray season during August and September, hammerheads have the tendency to school around the Magnet end June until early November.
We need relatively calm seas (e.g, < 10 - 15 kt winds and < 3 - 4 ft seas) and if you check out the offshore actual weather and forecasts for the outer waters where we hope to work with beaked whales and
other pelagic -LSB-...]
But Richard Pyle, a researcher at Hawaii's Bishop Museum, said he and other scientists have concluded that the ecological interconnectedess of the region — including the fish larvae that are dispersed on currents, and the sharks and
other pelagic fish that travel vast distances — extends beyond federal waters.
Like
other pelagic fishes (those that live in the open sea or in surface waters), many sharks travel far and wide.
Further, the Lombok Sea attracts reef sharks as well as
other pelagics such as tuna and trevallies.
Dive with schooling hammerheads, turtles, mantas and many
other pelagics found in these waters.
Bali is best dived between April and November, with sightings of Mola Mola, sharks and
other pelagics tending to be most frequent between June and September, and manta rays between April and June.
For «big fish» aficionados, whale sharks, manta rays, leopard sharks and
other pelagics are a major draw whilst macro-life such as seahorse, frogfish, ghost pipefish and an array of nudibranch and crustaceans can all be seen amongst the reefs.
Within a small space, anemone fish, angel fish, butterfly fish, bumphead parrotfish and other reef dwellers can be seen individually or in schools, in in the nearby blue water, schools of barracuda, big - eye trevally and
other pelagics cruise by.
The visibility was slightly more limited than on the previous two dives (around 15 meters / 50 feet) and the current was slightly stronger but none of these factores keep the divers from enjoying the sights of Whitetip, Grey Reef and
other pelagics cruising along this reef hosting a lot of fish and great coral cover, both hard and soft species.
Giant Trevally, schooling Gold - spotted and Blue - fin Trevally, Whitetip and Grey Reef Sharks, Wobbegong Shark, Napoleon Wrasse, Cobia, Great Barracuda and a few
other pelagics were seen chasing fusiliers or just cruising alongside this seamount covered in hard and soft coral.
Not exact matches
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Carefully designed marine reserves and a reduction in fishing, they write, «could hold promise for safeguarding sharks and
other large
pelagic predators from further declines and ecological extinction.»
Other beneficiaries include fish as ecosystems shift from a benthic focus (sea floor) to a
pelagic one (water column).
[6] As with the
other patches, the field constitutes an elevated level of
pelagic plastics, chemical sludge, and
other debris; primarily particles that are invisible to the naked eye.
On these excellent drift dives you can expect to see all kinds of
pelagics such as grey reef sharks, eagle rays, barracuda, and many
other spectacular fish.
The diversity of marine life is exceptional and Bali provides one of the few opportunities for divers to see the mighty mola (oceanic sunfish — mola ramsayi) manta rays and
other large
pelagics — but diving in Bali is not only for «big fish» enthusiasts, macro divers have a selection of treats awaiting them too — the pygmy sea horse, frogfishes, ghost pipe fish and a plethora of nudibranch species to name but a few can all be found on Bali's fringing coral reefs.
Keep an eye out for jewfish and
other large
pelagics that visit these reefs to rest in the many deep caves found toward the base of the channels along the reef front.
Dirty Rock is another dynamic site known for its
pelagic marine life and thriving masses of hammerheads and
other apex predators.
Analogous to
other smallish cormorants, it is also occasionally called the
pelagic shag.
Be prepared to see untouched coral, large
pelagics, sharks, and a wide variety of
other underwater life.
Expect to see large gorgonian fans, soft corals, sharks, manta rays and
other large
pelagics.
Large Groupers and Napolen Wrasse often frequent these seas as well as
other large
pelagics.
Every dive we did we saw sharks, tuna as large as tables, and
other large
pelagics.
The coral reefs around Nusa Lembongan and the
other islands are very healthy, with an incredibly diverse variety of creatures offering a mixture of fantastic hard corals, colourful soft corals and a range of critters from macro to
pelagics, as well as huge schools of fish with visibility nearly always 20 - 25m.
The Ningaloo reef attracts many different species of
pelagic and has a very health population of
other marine life.
There are 6 spectacular dive sites with
pelagic marine life just 30 minutes away as well as many
other stunning dive sites just an hour away by boat.
After witnessing the parade of hammerhead sharks as well as
other meaty
pelagic fish, not to mention the smaller activity on the reef wall, you will return the boat full of excitement and looking forward to the excited breakfast chatter.
But there are
other attractive dive sites such as pinnacles with enormous groups of schooling pyramid butterflyfish, triggerfish and
pelagic fishes such as tunas passing through, spectacular hard coral reefs next to the volcano, and great muck dives with lots of mandarinfish in the local jetty.
Unlike some
other tropical vacation destinations, this area is extremely close to the deeper channels where anglers can troll for
pelagic fish.
Water temperatures hover around the mid 20s celsius, dropping a few degrees during July to September when the mola mola are likely to be in town, and when sharks and
other large
pelagics are more often around.
Out from the reef in the bay is a stretch of gorgeous jagged reef wall where schools of Blue Fin Trevally, Black and Humpback Snappers, large
pelagic also visits this reef, Shark, Napoleon Wrasse and swarm
others reef fish.
The sea creatures have been reported to see are Reef Sharks, Manta Rays and
other big
pelagic, surely variety of tropical reef fishes.
Several of
pelagic types are common countered a long the wall and their sizes are rather bigger compared are found in the
other location around the Island.
Like any
other drift dive it allows to meet big
pelagic, sharks, some time mantas, and any
other natural inhabitant of this sea.
The cooler waters found in the winter months tend to attract more
pelagic animals than
other months.
I think the highlight for most visitors will be their visit to Hol Chan Marine Reserve, where they can dive or snorkel with lots of nurse sharks, sting rays, turtles, schools of horse - eyed jacks,
pelagic permits, snappers, grunts, and many
other schooling fish species.
Sunfish, sharks and
other large
pelagics are best spotted between June and September which is also the time when seas might be both disturbed and enriched by the monsoon winds.
At Chumporn, you can swim with man - sized groupers and
other large
pelagic fish, including schools of barracuda, tuna and mackerel.