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Fish Watch
Dive Site: Aquarium

Location : Malé Atoll
Type of dive : Driftdive
Depth Range :
10m - 30m
Photography :
moderate wide angle - standard lens (20mm- .35mm) for turtles, sharks and napoleon wrasses.
Special Feature :
Drift dive along the outer reef of Lhohifushi Island. Once round the corner, a slope covered with corals goes down to 20m, curling an creating a bay of sorts. A massive coral block here is home to thousands of small fish and countless golden moray eels. Sharks, napoleons and big pelagic are to be encountered in the aquarium. At the sandy bottom, there are sting rays to see.

Dive Site: Embudhu Canyon

Location : Malé Atoll
Type of dive : Driftdive
Depth Range :
8m - 30m
Photography :
For the scenario and fish schools use a 14mm - 28mm wide angle lens.
Special Feature :
A huge rock in front of the reef creates an exciting canyon with lots of caves and overhangs. Colourful soft corals make this site a delight for photographers with schools of yellow snappers and oriental sweetlips unconsciously posing for the perfect picture. Chances are high that there will be encounters with eagle rays, napoleon and sharks.

Dive Site: Giravaru Caves

Location : Malé Atoll
Type of dive : Driftdive
Depth Range :
7m - 30m
Photography :
Wide angle 14mm to standard lens 35mm rcommended for the caves and the snapper schools.
Special Feature :
Drop-of with big overhangs and caves. The inside of some caves offer fantastic views of the blue sea from inside them. Big schools of midnight snappers swim among the hard and soft corals and the gorgonians. Pelagic fish and eagle rays are also common in this area.

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