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Dive Sites & Wrecks

The wrecks, sand banks and dive sites around Nikoi — new ones as they're found. 88 photographs, full size — scroll to see them all.

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in 2011 a net caught the reef, completely encircling the island. in 2013 the net as you see here as started to decay, but leaves a sour note on that special place
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This species of hard coral, Acropora, grows fast close to the surface . A net washed over the reef a couple of years ago. The net has started to break down with mixed result. But an extraordinary event happened. You have here the net been incorporated and built upon by the coral colonies. The strategy of building with rather than fight the intrusion proved a succesful survival technics. Some decided to fight and lost.
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left over net after 2 years
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sea fan underwater valley of Mapur island
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school of batfish
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find the stone fish
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field of sand dollars
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a angel fish couple.
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acyldonian
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anemone species, new sightings around Nikoi
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juvenile sweetlip
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cowry specie with full mantle protecting the shell.
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A goby seeks protection by a star fish. in rubble and sandy area around Nikoi island
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