Sentences with phrase «soft coral growths»

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.

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.

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

Abundant soft coral growth along the channel margins makes it easy to read and determine current conditions.

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

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

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

While it shares some of Raja Ampat's best features such as exceptional soft coral growth, it also has some unique features, not least the vast forest - like swathes of black coral.

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Walls are covered in rich growths of brightly - hued sponges, soft coral whips and sea fans, all nurtured by the mild currents that are more common on this side of the island.

The Great White Wall takes its name for the dense growths of stark - white soft corals that dominate this vertical surface.

From 25 feet downward, slopes are covered in thick growths of hard and soft corals that hold a wide range of tropical fish and other marine life.

Between them is a sloping sand flat with a few scattered growths of stony and soft corals.

This structure rises to within 45 feet of the surface and supports dense growths of both hard and soft corals.

On Klein Bonaire, Monte's Divi is a good bet for seahorses and Forest offers thick growths of soft corals and black coral trees.

Currents rich in nutrients and plankton flow over the ridge, resulting in outstanding growths of sea fans, whip corals and brilliant soft corals.

Looking at the top of the wreck you can see loads of soft and hard corals growing, proving how iron rich material can stimulate coral growth.

The Guyana Current bathes the eastern coast of the island in nutrient - rich waters than support magnificent growths of soft corals, and create seasonal gatherings of hammerheads and manta rays.

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

They seek shelter within a virtual forest of soft coral and the endless number of crevices in the stony coral growths.

The wall has an abundant growth of mainly yellow soft corals, with many gaps and nooks in which you can find an enormous selection of small marine animals.

The coral heads on the slightly sloping reef extension were fully growth with both hard and soft corals.

This one features a deep swim - though and wall all covered in good growths of hard and soft corals.

The boulders are generally smooth with few corals although there are patches of soft coral and crinoid growth.