A good place to
see blacktip and whitetip reef Sharks.
With a gentle current coming from the south and visibility in between 15 - 20 meters / 50 -66 feet, the divers got to
see Blacktip and Whitetip Reef Sharks and a few Grey Reef Sharks who joined Spanish Mackerels, Giant Trevallys and Rainbow Runners in the action part of the dive.
There is a corner of Bida Nok that is well known as a good spot to
see blacktip reef sharks so we headed that way.
Not exact matches
With some great visibility we have also been
seeing some amazing things on the afternoon dives with hordes of
Blacktip reef shark, Yellowfin tuna, Giant trevally and Bathfish.
We've also been lucky enough to
see both whitetip and
blacktip reef sharks regularly.
Expect to
see nurse sharks, giant groupers, and several types of reef sharks such as the Caribbean reef shark and the
Blacktip shark.
Oceanic whitetip sharks (complete with their attendant pilotfish), lemon,
blacktip and bull sharks, are likely to be
seen.
Scorpionfish, Ribbon Eels, colonies of anemones with their resident clown fish along with giant Bumphead Parrotfish and passing
Blacktip Reef Sharks are a few of the things that you can
see here.
We also
saw Caribbean reef sharks and
blacktips at some of the sites.
The Protea Banks is rated as one of the best shark diving sites in the world, and it is often possible to
see up to 5 species of sharks on a single dive including Zambezi [Bull] Sharks, Tiger Sharks, Hammerheads,
Blacktip Sharks, Ragged - Tooth Sharks, Bronze Whalers, Giant Guitar Sharks and if you are lucky a passing Great White.
These, in turn, attract the pelagics, and lemon, Caribbean reef,
blacktip and the occasional solitary hammerhead shark can be
seen here.
With some current bringing nutrients and life to the reef, our divers got to
see some action in the form of Big - Eye Jacks, Blue - fin Trevally, Longface Emperors, a few
Blacktip Reef Sharks patrolling the reef and three Wobbegong Sharks, including one swimming.
Besides that, a
Blacktip Reef Shark was
seen cruising around.
With a consistent current the divers got to
see some action, as fusiliers were chased by
Blacktip Reef Sharks, Giant and Orange - spotted Trevallys and even a Dogtooth Tuna!
You will have the rare chance to easily
see many harmless
Blacktip reef sharks.
In my dive, I ended up
seeing hammerhead sharks, Galápagos shark,
Blacktips reef sharks, sea turtles and sea lions, an experience for a lifetime.
This was not all, since a few
Blacktip Reef Sharks and a Broadclub Cuttlefish were also
seen.
Grey Reef, Whitetip and
Blacktip Reef Shark were
seen, as were schooling Big - Eye, Orange - spotted, Blue and Giant Trevallys and fusiliers.
Besides that, a
Blacktip Reef Shark, a Hawksbill Turtle, a Wobbegong Shark and some Napoleon Wrasses were
seen.
High chance of
seeing sharks (whitetip,
blacktip reef, nurse and wobbegong) on some of the dive sites (Tanjung Sari / Shark Point, Ferry Channel).
Big trevallies are around, sometimes you can
see a glimpse of
blacktips, Mantis shrimps are common.
Caribbean reef sharks and
blacktip sharks are
seen out here.