Sentences with phrase «shallow reefs which»

One of the bonuses of earning your PADI certificate on the Isla Mujeres is that it boasts a variety of shallow reefs which make great training grounds for a newbie scuba diver.

Tawali House Reef is an easy shallow reef which can be done as a day or night dive.

Not exact matches

Schweikert, Johnsen and Duke postdoctoral associate Bob Fitak focused on the hogfish, or Lachnolaimus maximus, which spends its time in shallow waters and coral reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean, from Nova Scotia to northern South America.

The food web supporting the fishes on deep reefs was studied using advanced stable isotope methods, which revealed small but important differences in the ecology of fish living on deep and shallow reefs.

Many reef species which inhabit shallow waters are also to be found on reefs at depths of 30 metres or more, amid lower light conditions.

That's a question also asked about coral, which usually forms reefs in warm, shallow waters near the equator.

Ocean warming, which is caused by climate change, is a serious threat to coral reefs, especially for coral reefs in shallower waters.

«These temperatures are particularly extreme in regions when the tidal range is large when compared to the water depth over a reef, which can cause shallow water to «pond» within reefs for extended periods of time each day,» Lowe said in a statement.

For two hundred years, fleets of treasure galleons stuffed with silver and gold and emeralds had plied the Caribbean Sea, crisscrossed it every which way, from Key West down to Cartagena, from the Yucatán over to the Windward Islands, and every so often, one of those unpredictable West Indian cyclones would come spinning across the Caribbean and slam half the fleet onto shallow reefs, which ripped open the hulls and spewed that treasure all over the ocean floor.

The site provides a great habitat for fish as well as creatures such as octopus, cuttlefish and rock lobster, plus it's a hotspot for grey reef and silvertip sharks which patrol the shallow reef wall.

Sanur is a shallow site with a reef running along the side which is home to loads of fish including Bat Fish, Parrot Fish, Puffer Fish and many more.

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.

At the north end of Nusa Penida we have also been very lucky with sightings of the magnificent Mola Ramsiay cruising along the reef only at 20m deep but we have also been treated to a very very rare sighting of a Thresher Shark, which is typically a very deep water shark only occasionally coming up to the shallow waters to be cleaned!!

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.

This is done on our Local Barrier Reef Dive Trips, in the shallow sandy bay of the Caye, after which you will have the opportunity to do a boat dive.

Immediately inside the reef are shallow patch corals which are superb for snorkeling.

Turtles can be found on coral reefs and shallow seagrass throughout the year, but numbers swell during nesting season, which can be between mid-April and November, depending on the species.

The dolomite in which the caves formed started out as coral reefs growing in a worm shallow sea about 2.3 billion years ago.

You'll find a marvellous shallow reef just off shore which is the perfect place to learn to snorkel and discover the hidden wonders of Kaua'i with the whole family.

It features a beach break which can get really big before closing out and an exposed reef break with shallow, fast and hollow waves.

Coral Canyon — Shallow dive (35ft) which explores the buttresses of the fore - reef possible in very calm conditions.

It features a beach break which can get really big before closing out and a reef break with shallow, fast and hollow waves.

At reef breaks and beach breaks, surfers have been seriously injured and even killed because of a violent collision with the sea bed, the water above which can sometimes be very shallow, especially at beach breaks or reef breaks during low tide.

Shallow coastal waters are sheltered by the Belize Barrier Reef which is the largest reef system in the Western HemisphReef which is the largest reef system in the Western Hemisphreef system in the Western Hemisphere.

During our surface interval, we motor to our second dive site which is usually a shallow reef or drift dive.

The Philippines are rich in shallow reefs that lie within easy swimming distance of the beach, or which can be reached by short boat rides.

The best fishing is in the shallow reefs — which have the poorest views.

Gisborne has several offshore islands featuring reefs and slabs, barrelling beach breaks which are comparable to France or Mexico and classic river mouths which suck up and throw on shallow sand bars.

Once again, beware of the shallow reef, which has been known to destroy surfers of all skill levels.

There are four types of diving environments in the archipelago: first are the shallow inshore fringing island reefs where visibility is often poor but the diversity of marine life is unsurpassed; second are the offshore fringing reefs where the visibility is considerably better, and the coral much healthier; third are the pinnacles and small rocky islands which rise from the depths and attract larger marine life such as sharks and rays; and fourth are the banks which rise up from depths of over 300 meters and attract different types of marine life altogether.

Below the surface this magnificent underwater mountain offers an awe inspiring variety of diving opportunities which include a speactacular wall dive, monolithic boulder formations, and shallow reefs.

During the trip we surfed 6 different spots all spots were reef breaks which were fairly shallow at low tide.

The hotel / dive centre boasts a fabulous house reef, which as it is mainly shallow is a paradise for snorkelling and ideal for courses, intro dives and night dives.

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.

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

Dylan's Right Is a hollow fast prefect right barrel, which breaks over shallow reef on the inside of a large southwest facing bay.

These breaks are really for experienced surfers only who should note that these are classic Indonesian flat bottom stand up barrels and are very powerful breaking onto very shallow sharp reefs, however if your up to it many agree Lacerations is the best wave in the world.Altogether Nusa Lembongan offers a quiet scene which still contains the real charm that many people come to Bali looking for and miss in the confusion of Kuta and south Bali.

Can work all the way through Outside Backyards, which is a right / left outer monster too, with shallow reef under the end section.

Bommie takes its name from the Aboriginal word «bombora» - which refers to the shallow, isolated and colourful reef patches found in the waters surrounding Hamilton Island.

There is a fantastic surfing beach at Canggu which is renowned for its shallow reef and fast tube rides.

There are plenty of other dive sites round about too — pretty much all the way along Vanua Levu to Savusavu, and a great shallow reef for snorkelling on the southern tip of Taveuni in Vuna Reef — which can be seen on the reef for snorkelling on the southern tip of Taveuni in Vuna Reef — which can be seen on the Reef — which can be seen on the map.

The shallow lagoon which surrounds Raro is filled with an abundance of colourful reef fish.

The Whitsundays Islands features dozens of kilometres of healthy and beautiful shallow coral reef which is easily explored from the beach in front of your resort or your campsite.

One of the favorite sites here is the «Elbow,» which includes a steep sloping drop - off as well as shallow reef and a wrecked ship.

There is abundant healthy hard coral along the shallow reef top and the steep drop off which is a wall covered in clumps of gorgonian sea fans and wire corals.

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.

Temperatures varied more than 10 - degrees - Celsius over a single tidal cycle and became most extreme when the low tide period aligned with maximum heating by the sun at noon, which warmed the shallow water on the reefs.

Increased carbon dioxide has already lowered the pH of the surface ocean; this is expected to have a negative effect on survival of plankton, the base of the marine food chain, and the growth and health of corals, which form biodiverse reefs in shallow waters of the Hawaiian Islands and Florida, and deep reefs in Alaska and the Southeast U.S. Invasive species are increasingly being recognized.

«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.»

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.