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atu-I-Ra Passage - In the Bligh Waters lies the Vatu-I-Ra pas- shark feeding has been taking place here for over a decade now.
Shark encounters of one kind or another are guaranteed. 8 differ-
V sage, home to some of Fiji’s best dive sites woth amazing soft ent types of shark frequent this reef. These being its famed bull
sharks, nurse sharks, whitetip reef shark, blacktip reef shark, grey
coral reefscapes. The passage lies on the northeast coast of Viti reef sharks, lemon sharks, silvertips and tiger sharks. The div-
Levu, and the reefs display the most spectacular rainbow of colors. ing staff chum the Viti Levu dive area and within a few moments
large schools of trevally, rainbow runners and red snappers are
S hark Reef - Shark Reef is a rather ordinary hard coral reef just all around, splashing on the surface, fighting over the food. This
off the Viti Levu coast at Pacific Harbour, Fiji. However, you noise, together with the fish scent attracts the sharks.
don’t go diving here to stare at pretty corals and nudibranchs.
What makes this place special is that the reef has been protected
from fishing boats within the Shark Reef Marine Reserve, and
