Sentences with phrase «shallow reef areas»

Their (invasive) presence is another reason why I don't recommend trying to hover closely over the shallow reef areas — you never know what might be hiding out.

The shallow reef areas on the west side are excellent for snorkelling and spotting turtles.

Just north of Coral Gardens lies a shallow reef area known as «Shark Pool».

Not exact matches

Shallow gold reefs were first identified and mined in this area beginning in the late 1800's.

Taylor creates sculptures out of environmental friendly materials and then sinks them in shallow, empty areas off tropical coastlines where they can act as artificial reefs.

Many researchers wonder if deeper reef areas, sometimes known as the «coral reef twilight zone,» might act as refuges for shallow - water organisms.

On the GBR recent surveys have revealed up to 20,000 square kilometres of deep reef — equal in size to the combined area of all the shallow reefs,» Dr. Bridge says.

Usually found in kelp forests, along reefs or in shallow, weedy areas of estuaries at depths to 160 feet (50 m); tends to remain in shallower waters unless food is scarce.

Be sure to wear booties or reef shoes, and watch your hands in the shallower areas during paddle out.

The Seven Mile Beach area is the starting point for boat trips to reefs and stingray encounters, which take place in shallow water at the mouth of North Sound.

Covering a part of the reef, a shallow area, a beach and a mangrove area, Hol Chan («little channel» in Maya) was declared a national marine reserve in 1987, thereby protecting its abundant marine life and making it an important spawning ground.

The diving is pretty nice, sloping reefs with healthy soft on the deeper areas and hard corals bommies in the shallows.

With Bonaire's shallow reefs there are many areas that offer great snorkeling opportunities right off shore.

Generally these dive sites are in shallower areas that reduce the dangers posed by large reef predators.

As I said earlier Pemuteran has the largest area of shallow coral reefs; the spectacular coral reef growth near land made for a diving and snorkeling paradise.

The archipelago is enormous and there are some areas where soft corals and sea fans dominate, other areas with astounding hard coral formations, sea grass beds, mangroves, shallow reefs, drop offs, caves, black sand, white sand, vertical walls, seamount's, ship wrecks, planes, shallow water lagoons, and massive pinnacles.

The snorkeling here consists of shallow coral heads spread out over a very large area within the reef.

At Racha Noi and Racha Yai islands we have clear, shallow areas in which to practice your new found skills, and then it's a short swim to our many natural and artificial reefs, teeming with fish, Then maybe on your 2nd diving day you can visit the exciting sites of Shark Point and Phi Phi Islands, or finish off in style at the beautiful Similan Islands.

You won't have too much time to look around but as you slowly ascend to the shallower area of the reef the visibility can be excellent.

In fact, the reef in this area is shallow, so if you fall you could do some serious damage to your board and yourself.

The area offers shallow coral reefs as well as deep pinnacle dives.

Beach breaks east of Cabarete: plenty of peaks; best in summer, don't go there if you don't know the area though, since not all of it is beach, locals know where the very shallow reefs are located.

Diving the sheltered area of the reef in order to avoid the stronger currents of this early morning, the guests were amazed by the extensive hard coral garden that cover the shallow part of this dive site.

There are lots of shallow areas, but more experienced divers can drop directly onto reefs down to about 20 meters.

Reef builders need bright sunlight to live, so these coral reefs are most often found in areas of clear, shallow water with a depth of between 100 to 450 feet.

The water is shallow at low tide and there is only one area good for bathing, (to the left of the bay) but once you have waded out, the water is wonderful and there are some fish around the rocks and reef for snorkellers to follow.

As you swim further out, there are thousands of shallow areas filled with coral heads and reefs that extend thousands of square miles.

At the end of the dive you come across a shallow area which is inhabited by garden eels and is known as a good spot for occasional sightings of barracuda, white - tip reef sharks, turtles and napoleon wrasse.

Massive mortality occurred on the reefs of Sri Lanka, Maldives, India, Kenya, Tanzania, and Seychelles with mortalities of up to 90 % in many shallow areas.

«The results also highlight the lack of connectivity between different habitats on a single reef, such as shallow and deep water, which has important implications under future climate change scenarios, as coral reefs will be largely dependent on neighbouring areas for their recovery.»

A group of biologists from the Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute has found a shallow reef extensively covered by coral at the Kent Group Marine Protected Area near Flinders Island off the north - east of Tasmania.

However, we demonstrated that there is specialisation of the coral host to particular reef environments, with each strain of coral host associating only with particular types of symbiotic algae... the results also highlight the lack of connectivity between different habitats on a single reef, such as shallow and deep water, which has important implications under future climate change scenarios, as coral reefs will be largely dependent on neighbouring areas for their recovery.