Magnetic Island is off the Great Barrier Reef and has both hard and
soft corals off its shores.
Not exact matches
A colony of the
soft coral known as the «bent sea rod» stands bleached on a reef
off of Islamorada, Florida.
The
soft corals were still dying and the flesh of the animals was decomposing and dripping
off the reef structure.»
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The region is known as the
soft coral capital of the world, and you will be sure to see many different species of bright
coral, especially
off the coast of Taveuni and the Koro sea where nutrient - rich waters are perfect for marine life.
The location of the property is unsurpassed, rising majestically above the private estate of ANSE CHASTANET with 600 lush tropical acres bordering two
soft, sand Caribbean beaches with pristine
coral reefs just
off shore.
This size is also unique for a wall like drop
off with lots of tube sponges and beautiful
soft coral.
Just south of the main part of San Pedro,
off the Sun Breeze Hotel and Ramon's Reef Resort, there is some rocky floor (Pleistocene) exposed and isolated clumps of
soft coral may be observed there.
You can dive on the world - famous Namena marine reserve sites and explore the waters surrounding the resort which offer the largest variety of fish and
coral on the planet; seemingly bottomless drop -
offs, multi-colored
soft corals, and perfect
coral gardens supporting an abundance of spectacular marine life.
The dramatic drop -
offs have a huge variety of
soft and hard
corals that offer a home to an abundance of reef fish such as fusiliers, butterflyfish, sweetlips, cardinal fish and damsel fish.
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.
Just
off the south coast of Viti Levu lie the
soft coral bommies and pinnacles of Beqa Lagoon.
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.
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.
With shores washed by currents from the South China Sea, most dives are conducted as drifts, which carry divers along an underwater landscape covered with
soft corals and sponges and carved with small drop -
offs and canyons.
The rock in the middle of the bay has very steep drop
offs to the south and west and an amazing shelf in the north that is carpeted with wrinkled
soft corals in the shallows.
Jade Mountain guests can enjoy the facilities at Anse Chastanet which include: Two
soft sand beaches; Pristine
coral reefs
off shore for snorkeling and scuba diving; SSI Platinum / PADI Gold Palm scuba centre with full diving program; Jungle Biking ™ centre with 50 top - of - the - line Cannondale mountain bikes; Ocean kayaking; Watersports; Tennis; Day and Sunset sailing on the resort yacht; Daily escorted walks and hikes.
Level: beginner to experienced diver Type of dive:
off shore dive 3 minutes from the beach, pinnacle, walls and slopes What to see: lion and scorpion fish, nudi branchs, butterfly and angel fish, emperor and trigger fish, morish idols, white tip shark, blue spotted sting ray, eels,
soft coral, gorgonian and whip
coral.
There is great variety from sheer drop
offs, pinnacles, to expansive hard and
soft coral gardens offering the opportunity to see a multitude of colourful sea life including crocodile fish, lionfish, blue spotted stingrays and occasionally sharks.
Here, there is a drop
off dive wall covered with large gorgonian sea fans, large elephant ear sponges and barrel sponges, basket sponges, hydroids, colorful crinoids and
soft corals.
On the other side of the wall lies another wall, definitely worth exploring if the current allows it: Covered in
soft coral, sponges, green tree
coral and fans, it is the hiding place for many morays and puffers and it drops
off into a flat lunar like landscape with whole gardens of whip
corals, vibrating in the current.
The reefs
off the Low Isles are stunning, packed with hard and
soft coral and plenty of fish life.
At some dive sites you have hard
corals, at others it's mostly
soft corals, and with such a large number of islands you find many different ecosystems including seagrass beds, mangroves, shallow reefs, deep drop
offs, black sand, plus there are more recorded species of fish in Raja Ampat than anywhere else.
Some of the best
soft corals in Fiji can be found on the reefs and bommies to the north west of Viti Levu
off the coast of Rakiraki diving in Vatu - I - Ra and Bligh Water.
The fringing
coral reef that lies just
off the beach is home to a range of hard and
soft corals, thousands of different brightly coloured fish, friendly sea turtles and more.
Todd LaJeunesse collected a tiny fragment from a cluster of Sarcophyton
soft corals in the western Indian Ocean,
off the coast of Zanzibar.