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hamgrila - The depth under the boat is about 40 feet in a sand the main reef. How to dive it: Swim around the outside of the reef

S and scattered coral rubble area. The top of the reef is over 150 and then across to see the schools of fish. Take your time observing
feet wide before becoming sand and small coral heads. The drop off the marine life and looking for macro critters.

is behind the boat and forms a big curve about 200 feet from end to
end. This big curve in the wall drops down sheer to about 100 feet
evil’s Claw - The depth under the boat is 45 feet on a hard pan
Dwhere a plateau stretches between the two ends. Many days you bottom with small sand grooves and scattered coral heads. The

can see from one side to the other. A beautiful pillar coral head at 50 claw is a triple crevice formation with a free standing coral head off-

feet marks the north end of the dive site. Sharks, barracuda, group- shore of the wall. From above the three cuts look like the fingers of

ers and hamlets are commonly seen. Excellent growth of sponges a claw with the coral head being the heel of the paw. The wall here

along the bowl section of the wall. Lots of good small creatures in is a double drop, first from 45 feet to 80 feet then again from about

the shallow rubble and sand area. How to dive it: Swim to the pillar 100 feet to 150 where the wall slopes out to the deep cliff. Big ma-

coral head at the north end of the reef and descend over the wall to rine life like sharks are seen out over both deep plateaus. There are

about 80 feet, swim the length of the curve at depth and ascend to lots of nice corals around the crevices and some big elephant ear

the top of the wall beyond the south end of the curve. Follow the sponges in the deeper area. Two small pillar coral colonies mark the

top edge of the wall back to the boat. ends of the crevices. Quillfin blennies have been seen many times

S mapshot - The depth under the boat is 18 feet, 20 with a shovel. at the bottom of the cut. This dive site usually has a good variety
The reef area consists of dozens of small star coral heads that of fish. How to dive it: Swim across the reef bottom to the series of
crevices. After exploring them continue to the right or northeast

come up to about 5 feet of depth. The main reef is about two acres and swim along the outer wall about 100 feet more, there are a

in size and has several large schools of fish. Grunts, snappers, goat- few more coral caves to look through. Return along the wall past

fish and squirrelfish are easy to approach.There are a few old an- the devils claw and swim over it and descend along the wall in a

chors used as photo props and a nice colorful reef to see. This has southwesterly direction to a large coral outcropping about 150 feet

been a favorite dive site of professional photographers to shoot away. After checking this area out return along the top of the wall

models and products over the last twenty-five years. Watch out for to the boat.

the fire coral, encrusted soft corals in the sandy area surrounding