Anemone Reef
Anemone reef is an underwater rock - a pinnacle, which rises from a depth of about 25 meters and reaches a depth of 4 meters. It was against this rock that the ferry King Cruiser hit and sank nearby - just a couple of hundred meters away. The upper part of the rock is almost completely covered with multi-colored anemones, which is why the dive site got its name.
Anemone Reef, like Shark Point, is covered with a variety of soft corals, which are home to seahorses, shrimp and various nudibranchs. This place is a paradise for macro photography lovers.
Even in conditions of not very good visibility, which is not uncommon at Anemone Reef, photographers can take beautiful shots.
But on those days when visibility improves to 20-30 meters, divers have an unforgettable view of the swaying multi-colored carpet of anemones and corals.
As a rule, diving at Anemone Reef begins along the drop-off end, after which divers go lower - to the foot of the rock. Here, at the place where the rock ends and the sand begins, there is a chance of meeting a leopard shark. The southern part of the dive site is a small rock separated by a channel from the main rock mass. This rock is covered in large fan corals and red and purple soft corals. Very often, not far from this rock you can see a school of large barracudas.
Moving in a circle along the main rock mass, divers gradually rise upward. On the north side of Anemone Reef, ghost fish are common, and on the east side, attentive divers can spot yellow seahorses in the fan coral thickets.
Typically, Anemone Reef is the final dive of the day, the third dive of the day, so divers should carefully monitor the remaining no-decompression time. A good option would be to use Nitrox , which will allow you to spend more time underwater enjoying an amazing dive site.
