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COCO’S ISLAND - Undersea Hunter, March 28-April 7 2010 |
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Febrina Special Trip
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Walindi~Witu’s~Fathers Reef~ New Hanover~New Ireland
I have a few secret muck places with great nudies and ribbon eels. Then we head off to Fathers where I now have at least four Shark stations with both Silver Tip and Grey Whalers, schooling Barracuda and a 70 percent chance of snorkeling with my pet Spinner Dolphins.” |
From Alan: “The channel dives - Muscote, Chamisso, Planet , and especially Albatross are fantastically rich dives. Beautiful soft corals whips and fans, plus sharks, also they have Mobular Rays but you get your exotic stuff as well; pipe fish, pygmy sea horses, sometimes normal sea horses, and if we are lucky the odd frog fish or two.
Day 1 Walindi Reefs-overnight Witu
Day 2 - 3 Witu - Krakafat-Barney's- Crater- Arches- Dickies etc Overnight Planet Channel Area, Kavieng.
Day 4 - 5 - 6 Chamisso - Planet - Albatross (basically the Channels between New Hanover and New Ireland). Overnight to Fathers.
Day 7 - 8 Arches-Jayne's-Leslie's etc
Day 9 - Killibobs x 2 Dives travel to Cape Huessener Afternoon and Night dive
Day 10 and Half Day 11 -Do the Pretty Wide angle stuff; Walindi Reefs-Susan's -Restorf - Inglis -South Emma etc
Back to Walindi after 2 or 3 Dive Depending on Flight times
No Night Dives on Steaming Nights. Normal Dive Day 1st Dive 0630 -0900 -1130 -1300 lunch-Siesta-1530 -Night Dive before dinner 1830
A Tour de Force!
Here are more flowery descriptions of the sites we will be visiting!
Papua New Guinea is located in the coral triangle, the centre of marine biodiversity which has the highest diversity of tropical fish and coral in the world. The waters of New Britain are home to prolific and diverse marine creatures and corals. Pristine and colourful corals are home to a variety of fish, crustacean and invertebrate life. Many of the reefs have resident schools of barracuda, tuna and jacks. A range of shark species are regularly sighted, including hammerheads and silvertips, particularly on the offshore reefs.
The coral reefs around Walindi are extraordinarily rich. A recent coral count of Kimbe Bay revealed an incredible 413 species of hard coral. This is over half the total world species in one Bay, a truly remarkable statistic which makes Kimbe Bay the "Coral Capital of the World". Over 900 species of fish have been recorded and this number will continue to grow as more research is done.
Witu Islands, to the north west of Kimbe Bay, are a remote group of islands with a wide variety of dive types to visit. The islands and reef are of volcanic origin and rise from very deep water. Garove Harbour is actually a submerged volcanic crater. Nutrient rich currents frequently waft across most reefs and as a result there is a profusion of life. Schools of pelagic fishes abound on the world renowned Lama Shoals, a sea mount rising to within 15 feet of the surface from the surrounding deep waters.
Fathers Reefs, to the north east of Kimbe Bay along the northern coast line of New Britain, are a series of off shore reefs, which are the sunken remains of a huge extinct volcanic caldera. The reefs have interesting topography with swim throughs and arches adorned with soft corals and other sea life. Being offshore, these reefs attract many pelagic species including shark, tuna, barracuda, turtles and rays, which all come in to feed off the prolific reef fish and other invertebrate species that have settled here.
Visibility in all areas range from 80 to 150 feet, depending on the season. Water temperatures range between 85 and 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Weather is tropical with little seasonal variation.
The coral reef communities around North and South New Britain have remained largely undamaged by human activity. We intend to keep it that way. We use moorings where possible to reduce damage from anchoring.
As a diver, your help in protecting the reef is imperative. You may only damage a small piece of coral, but when multiplied by many divers, this will amount to considerable damage. Dive carefully and use good buoyancy control. Don't touch the reef. Never lean on the reef to take photographs.
The dive site descriptions are intended to give you some idea of what you are likely to find on the reefs in the areas we dive. A number of the more interesting fishes that have been observed at each site are listed, but of course they many not be seen on every dive. We can guarantee, however, that you will see vastly more than can ever be described in the brief overviews given here. Take your time and dive carefully. In this way, you will be better able to appreciate what is one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world.
There are several excellent publications that can assist you to identify many of the creatures you will see on your dives. We recommend:
Reef Fishes of New Guinea by Gerald Allen and Roger Swainston. This excellent field guide covers the majority of fishes you are likely to see.
Indo-Pacific Coral Reef Field Guide by Gerald Allen and Roger Steene. The most comprehensive field guide available for a wide range of marine animal and plant groups found in this area.
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