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| White Island |  
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Description:
White Island is New Zealands live marine volcano, with clear blue water
surounding the island.It is abundant in
species and large numbers of fish.
White Island is 32 NM from the port of Whakatane in the Bay of Plenty | |
| Details: |
 Nearest commercial airport: Whakatane, BOP |
| Average watertemp: Min 15 - Max 25 oCelcius. |
| Average visibility: 20 Horizontal metres |
| Bottom composition: Sand, Rocks, Vegetation, Vulcanic |
| Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water |
| Seasonality: All year round |
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Marinelife in the area:
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | | Coastal fish & Reef Life |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Golden Snapper, usually found on deeper dives.
Cook\'s Scorpionfish,
Pink and Blue Maomoa,
Yellow Tail King Fish up to 50-60 lb
Lord Howe Coral Fish
Trevally
Big eye
Red and Blue Moki
Black Angel Fish
Red Pig Fish
Sandager\'s Wrasse
Green Wrasse
Goat Fish
Demoiselle
| | | Moray eels | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
| | | Pelagic fish | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Yellow Tail King Fish,
Trevally,
Kawawai,
Kaheru,
Silver Drummer,
Sweep
| | | Sea lions and fur seals |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Stingrays |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Shorttail,
Longtail,
Eagle
| | Probability of encounter:  0%,  0 > 60%,  60 > 90%,  90 > 100%
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