Winter holiday home of the coasts resident
Grey Nurse Shark colony.
This site is for more experienced diver and one that will amaze and astound all divers, with so many different areas surrounding the cave, that when the sharks are not in their Winter residence, you will still have a great dive.
Large Wobbegong's lie in the cave entrance and caution is advised as silt has built up over the years and divers unwittingly cause themselves and other divers problems by stirring up the bottom. We prefer divers not to enter the cave but stay to the sides of the gully leading to the cave.
The area has several large drop-offs, big boulders littering the sand bottom, ledges with all manner of marine life and of course- big fish.
This is a deep dive offering big Cuttlefish, schools of Sweep and Yellowtail, with marauding Kingfish just out of sight.
Divers are urged not to cause the sharks to become
stressed by staying out of the cave.
It is very easy to view the sharks from the reef ledge or there is a large boulder, close to the mouth of the cave, laying to the south capable of easily accommodating up to four divers.
The Grey Nurse shark is an endangered species and this site is not a full time home that requires some consideration by divers not to cause the sharks too much alarm.
Strobe photography is not encouraged nor is touching, chasing or generally harassing the wild sharks.
Staying out of the sharks cruise path allows the sharks to cruise by and not feel hemmed in.
Depths range from 30 to 39 metres. |
