Sentences with phrase «shallow reefs around»

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In the warm, shallow waters of the Caribbean Sea, especially in the coral reefs around Cuba, lives a species of sea anemone called Stichodactyla helianthus.

At present very few of these deeper reef systems receive any form of protection around the world because reef management — where it exists — tends to focus on shallow reefs, the scientists say.

Marine scientists from Australia and the USA today called for global efforts to protect deeper coral reefs as insurance against the widespread destruction of shallow reefs and their fish stocks now taking place around the world.

Lancing is protected by an offshore reef, so the waters are quite calm in close, and the drop off is comfortably shallow, making it a good spot for just floating around.

There are more than 50 named sites around the island, offering everything from channel drifts and wall dives to shallow reefs and critter - rich macro sites and muck fields.

The shop can also arrange wreck diving excursions to the Kittiwake, along with youth programs and a new boat - based snorkeling program, which takes place within the protected shallows inside the barrier reef, and at six additional locations around the island, including Stingray City.

We generally come across these gentle giants cruising the shallow slopes of Shark point, Halik, Soraya reef and Meno slope, and plan our dives accordingly, if you are lucky enough to be diving around the full moon you have a very good chance of bumping into a massive school of them!

The shallow part of this site begins at around 4m with a small wall going down to 12m consisting of a very colourful hard coral reef where big schools of drummers and rainbow runners can be seen passing by as well as a variety of other reef life.

The islands are surrounded by shallow water, fringing coral reefs where diving depths reach 20 meters and visibility is around 10 - 15 meters.

We had a night dive at Alimathaa Jetty where innumerable big nurse sharks and stingrays were foraging around the shallow reef.

The resident green sea turtle (Chelonia Mydas) population is one of the highlights of diving around the Gili Islands and you'll find large numbers of them on the surrounding shallow reefs.

It's a long way to go for snorkeling, but Belize's atolls offer good snorkeling in shallow water around patch reefs.

Typical profiles along most of this coast begin with shallow fringing reefs around points and bays, or spur - and - groove formations along more exposed beaches.

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.

The waters at most of the beaches are shallow and transparent, and kids will be thrilled by the colourful aquatic life found around the coral reefs.

Best around high tide due to the quite shallow coral reef close to take - off zone.

Explore the shallow, pristine, waters around Exuma on a snorkel tour visiting reefs and blue holes.

Kapalai is a shallow reef upon which sits a stilted resort located around 20 minutes from the Malaysian scuba mecca of Sipadan.

The water reaches 30 degrees, perfect swimming temperature and the coral reef is beautiful to snorkel around in its shallow waters.

Followed by a shallow, yet exhilarating, dive around the local coral reefs, where you can enjoy the vast richness of tropical reef life, while still training within a calm protected environment.

We can accommodate groups and families with plenty of island - based treks, relaxation and snorkelling trips around Bangka's beautiful shallow reefs.

The deep walls of Grand Cayman typically start around 55 feet with the shallow reefs starting in as little as 10 feet of water.

He is sharing his home with Butterfly Fish, French Angels and Snappers, playing around in the shallow depth of this tropical aquarium, as well as turtles to be found everywhere along the reef.

All reefs around the islands of the Bunaken National Marine Park are suitable for snorkeling as they come up as shallow as 3m or 10ft in depth.

All reefs around the islands of the Bunaken National Marine Park are suitable for snorkeling as they come up as shallow as 3m or 10ft in depth and the water is very clear.

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.

This is a very shallow reef network with a sandy sea floor at around 14m with the reef rising to a couple of metres below the surface.

When you find a little spot on the reef to take in the action you will often see small groups of mantas swooping in and around the shallows.

Typical dive sites are «The Japanese Gardens», «Mango Bay» or «Twins» at Koh Nangyuan - you'll be diving on coral reefs and around shallow pinnacles.

From this they conclude sea cucumbers could — perhaps — help improve the resilience of shallow seas around reef system to ocean acidification — as long as these waters don't mix too much:

Increasing the alkalinity of ocean water around coral reefs has been proposed as a geoengineering measure to save shallow marine ecosystems.