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Maldives Moray Madness (Watch Video)
The last dive opportunity we had while aboard the Blue Voyager was at a dive site called ‘Fish Tank’ at Kaafu Atoll. A special dive for one main reason – the huge number of Moray Eels that cram themselves into each and every nook and cranny!
You see, the dive site is directly underneath the jetty to a fish processing plant, and during the daily operations of moving the catch about, some of the fish remains end up back in the water. Whilst this might sound rather grim to most, the reality is a thriving and very healthy community of Moray Eels, Feather Tail Stingrays, Pink Whiprays, Barracuda, and a tonne of scavenging marine life that love nothing better than stripping the bones on free food!
We’ve been fortunate to have extensively dived some of the best underwater locations around the world, and seen a variety of Moray Eels on our travels, but this particular dive site is like no other we’ve visited. The sheer number of Eels is breathtaking – every hole in a rock is jam-packed, but the real shock is the staggering variance in size, shape and colour, whilst all living a happy life.
It’s like some kind of weird underwater hippy community – everyone is different, but so super chilled and living the good life!
Honeycomb Moray are in abundance, Groupers are back and forth, and on our dive there were two large Napoleon Wrasse that were cruising back and forth observing the weird bubble making human things.
A couple of divers on our trip passed on this dive under the thinking it was like some kind of fish graveyard, when in reality the fish bones are not that obvious and hard to notice.
If you do find yourself in the area just north of Male island and have the opportunity to dive at Fish Tank then jump at it – you will not be disappointed!
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EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Goodman interviews Mark Spiers, CEO of New Scuba Diving Training Agency NovoScuba
In a video recorded exclusively for Scubaverse.com, Jeff Goodman interviews Mark Spiers, CEO of new scuba diving training agency NovoScuba.
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Charting New Waters; NovoScuba Goes Global with the Launch of their Revolutionary Dive Training Agency!
Discover a New Era of Dive Education: NovoScuba Brings Innovation to the Surface! Fully ISO Certified and Equipped with Cutting-Edge Technology.
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NovoScuba is challenging a change in the industry, redefining established traditional systems, and ushering in a new standard of excellence, support, and partnership. Their collaborations with dive stores, pros and underwater enthusiasts won’t demand exclusivity, prioritising earned loyalty, and an understanding that their Member’s success is key to their own.
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