Sentences with phrase «soft coral»

At the northern tip of Cebu the small island of Malapascua is famous for thresher sharks, but also delivers walls, spectacular soft coral growths and a diverse roster of marine life that includes batfish, flutemouth, barracuda, tuna, mantis shrimp, pipefish, scorpionfish, lionfish, Moorish idols, schooling bannerfish, unicorn fish, squid, octopus and various moray eels.

Wire coral, deepwater lace and other soft coral form elegant growths that extend up to 5 ft from the wall.

The South Gili's offer beautiful reefs with a mix of hard and soft coral, great macro life as well as reef fish and turtles.

The azure waters that surround the islands are inhabited by an astonishing array of marine creatures; over 1,200 species of fish including clown fish, trigger fish, blue tangs, 12 species of whales and dolphin, anemones, soft coral and much more.

This underwater paradise is home to an abundance of tropical fish, hard and soft coral, sponges, moray eels, potato bass, turtles, whales, whale sharks and dolphins.

Water conditions are not favorable to soft coral growth, but hard corals thrive from the surface to depths well below 100 feet.

Much of the reef top is covered with algae, soft coral and sand.

Thousands of colourful fish swam through the delicate purple and white soft coral.

A dramatic wall falls from the surface, covered in Sea Whips, Gorgonians and soft coral.

All these areas are excellent for snorkeling with many hard and soft coral, colorful fish, crystal clear water, and snow white sandy beaches.

Watch this Krabi diving video with some of the soft coral scenes and local marine life, such as lobsters, seahorses and porcelain crabs, as well as underwater shots from the nearby Kingcruiser Wreck.

The wall is covered in soft and hard corals with a preponderance of Sessile xenia (Anthelia glauca) and Broccoli soft coral (Lithophyton arboretum) but also with many small samples of acropora and gorgonian fans.

The soft coral are all slightly bent towards west, getting its peculiar shape due to the strong currents flowing through the Lombok - Bali Strait.

She has settled 21 meters below the surface, with her bow to the south and has created holes, nooks and crannies for the curious diver keen to encounter some shy sharks, a variety of fish and soft coral.

Turtle Caves have plenty of sea life with hard and soft coral as well as turtles.

It is worth going fairly deep here, 24 - 30 meters, since this is where the best soft coral colonies are found.

This area receives excellent tidal exchange, so currents can be quite brisk; accordingly, the soft coral growth here is excellent.

Raja Ampat is very well known for it's density of colourful soft coral.

A fine site for multi level diving, the selection of soft coral in the deeper section gives way to hard corals as you ascend and in the shallows there are always several turtles totally unfazed by the presence of divers.

The rocky slopes, which drop off dramatically to a depth of over 30 meters are heavily populated with brilliant soft coral growths, colorful gorgonian's, several species of moray eels and a number of invertebrates.

You'll see a WW II pontoon bridge wreck, shallow soft coral garden, whip corals, whip coral shrimps, black corals, pink anthias and more.

The walls are covered in and abundance of magnificent hard and soft coral, multicolored sponges, and giant gorgonian sea fans.

For the divers, Pemuteran has the Napoleon Reef 1.5 km offshore; the soft coral like flowers blooming, plenty of reef fish such as damsel fish, silver fusilier, blue dancers, snappers, with occasional manta ray.

Often these critters take on the same hue as the host soft coral and can be hard to spot.

In thai the name means flower island, which becomes obvious once you descend and see the walls covered in flowering soft coral down to 30 + meters.

You have the colourful soft coral areas around the southern islands of Misool with the opportunity to see sharks and mobula rays.

Richelieu offers some of the best soft coral growths around, with some trees growing over knee high.

The walls are brightly painted with soft coral, multi-hued sponges and vibrant anemones.

Scuba diving in Phuket offers a wide range of interesting local adventures too, with its soft coral pinnacles, coral fringed islands, wall diving.

Zanzibar boasts amongst the best beaches in the world, with coconut palms and powder soft coral sands washed by shimmering clear seas.

Just off the south coast of Viti Levu lie the soft coral bommies and pinnacles of Beqa Lagoon.

A fine site to multi level dive, the selection of soft coral in the deeper section gives way to hard corals as you ascend and in the shallows there are always several turtles totally unfazed by the presence of divers.

Diving centres on the 250 km ² protected lagoon, which boasts soft coral bommies, pinnacles and a barrier reef.

It often has incredible visibility, beautiful soft coral on a very lively wall.

Cabbage Patch - Back - rolling into the clear waters of the Somosomo Strait, which does much to justify Fiji's claim to be the soft coral capital of the world, you might expect to be met with impressive views of soft coral on every dive.

At approximately 20 meters there is excellent soft coral growth and numerous sea fans that host the tiniest of pygmy seahorses.

• Phi Phi Islands dive resort packages Manta rays at Hin Daeng, Kingcruiser Wreck and Shark Point, and some terrific local soft coral wall dives - is what Phi Phi is all about.

The strait almost single - handedly earns Fiji its title as the «Soft Coral Capital of the World».

Cannibal Rock - A kaleidoscope of color, Cannibal Rock is world renowned for its rich and abundant soft coral proliferation and a magnitude of invertebrate life that rivals the very best dive destinations on the planet.

The reef is the home of 70 hard coral species, 36 soft coral species, 500 species of fish, the West Indian manatee, green turtle, hawksbill turtle, loggerhead turtle, American crocodile, and hundreds of invertebrate species.

The reef contains 70 species of hard coral, 36 species of soft coral and over 500 different species of fish.

We headed straight down south to Misool — the soft coral & sea fan capital of...

At Pondok Vienna Beach you will have huge soft coral reefs to explore.

Colorful soft coral in the deeper parts and hard coral garden in the shallows.

Most of our dive sites are hard and soft coral fringing reefs which surround the islands,

One dive site not to be missed, Ko Bida Nok, has outstanding hard and soft coral with lots of marine life.

Our third dive for the day was a place called Blue Caves, incredible ledges off of a spectacular wall with tons for soft coral colored bright, intense blue.

At 103» this was the soft coral site for the Maldives, along with lots of Hawksbill Turtles.

Fiji is the soft coral capital of the world and the waters surrounding the resort are inside a marine reserve so the marine life is extraordinarily abundant.

Bluestriped grunts especially like the soft coral stands or open sand areas and seek shelter among the tangy branches when approaching.