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| Rare sightings on northern side of Fish Rock
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| Bottlenose Dolphins | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Regularly seen on the surface during boat trip to and from our dive sites.
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| Coastal fish & Reef Life |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Closest dive sites to the continental shelf and also where the warm and cold currents meet means we have an abundance of fish life at all dive sites. Tropicals including clown fish in large numbers and temperate water fish too. Large schools of drummer, colourful wrasse, batfish, southern fusilier... (More)
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| Eagle rays |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Large spotted eagle rays commonly seen at our dive sites, especially Green Island and sites at Fish Rock. Usually 1/2/3/4 specimens at a time. Also seen at Fish Rock very large schools of Frog mouth Eagle Rays - 50-100 plus at a time.
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| Electric rays | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Also known as Numb rays. Very common - settled on sand or under ledges but also free swimming.
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| Green turtles | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| We have the largest population of loggerhead and green turtles along the coast. Very common sighting. Some animals afford very close encounters. Mature and maturing specimens.
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| Hawksbill turtles | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seen at shallower sites such as Bait Reef.
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| Humpback whales |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Very common sighting during boat trips to and from our dive sites and whilst moored for dives. Very close encounters. Rare sightings underwater by divers.
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| Loggerhead turtles | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Largest population of loggerhead and green turtles along the coast. Very close encounters. Very large and also maturing specimens.
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| Manta rays | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A rare sighting at Fish Rock and within Trial Bay.
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| Moray eels | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Moray eels seen on every dive - especially white eyed morays, mosaic morays, green morays and rare Abbott's eels.
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| Pelagic fish | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Closest dive sites to the continental shelf and also where warm and cold currents meet affords very close encounters with very large specimens in very large schools. Especially Kingfish, Jewfish, Mackeral Tuna.
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| Sand tiger sharks (Ragged Tooth) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Also known as Grey Nurse Sharks these fantastic creatures can be seen cruising the Shark Gutters during the winter months and congregate in the Shallow Entrance of Fish Rock Cave in the summer months. Fish Rock and Green Island are two of 13 Grey Nurse Critical Habitats in NSW, Australia.
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| Scallopped Hammerhead sharks | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mostly sighted on surface or shallow water.
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| Sperm whales | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rare sightings on the surface during boat trips to and from our dive sites
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| Stingrays | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Range of stingrays commonly seen at all our dive sites. Very large marble and black stingrays seen regularly - also known as Bull rays in Australia.
Also seen Numb rays and shovel nosed sharks/rays.
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| Wobbegong sharks | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ornate and spotted wobbegongs are very common at all sites. Very large (3 metre plus) and very small (6 inches) specimens. Often seen free swimming. Also sightings of mating behaviour. In excess of 30 specimens at some sites.
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