Tanjung
Rusa
A variety of small invertebrates
and fish, including sharks and giant trevally, are
visible while snorkeling the rocky slopes. Deeper diving
to 40m reveals many coral trout, large groupers, schools
of giant trevally, and massive dogtooth tuna.
Fantastic diving and snorkeling. Ideal entry is
approximately 100m south of the bay’s western point.
Once you have rounded the point, continue diving
westwards. The shallow reef at the end of the dive is an
excellent coral garden. Strong currents and sometimes
down-currents can be experienced on the point.
Recommended time to dive is during slack-tide.
Toro
Oi
Excellent hard coral garden.
Frogfish can be found on sponges on the reef slope.
Nudibranchs and other unusual creatures are often found
in this area. Entry point is at the northern tip of the
headland. Swim along the reef heading into the bay with
the reef to the left
GPS
Point
Abundant fish life still exists in
current-prone areas including large, missile-like
Spanish mackerel. On the northwestern corner of this
seamount grey reef sharks swim at 30m depth. Dogtooth
tunas can sometimes be seen along the deeper slopes.
This seamount was once rated amongst the best dive sites
in this area. Up to 7 species of sharks could be seen
during a single dive and schooling hammerhead sharks
were seen in the month of September. Unfortunately, hard
corals was severely damaged by dynamite fishing in 1997
and 1998 and sharks were extensively fished out by
sharksfinners. Large patches of coral rubble intersperse
stretches of live coral, which are evidence of what a
great site this once was.
Lohwenci
A good variety of hard and soft
corals, plenty of fish life and other marine creatures
can be found at this site.
This site
is a pleasant, relatively current-free dive just north
of the ranger station where there is a small white sandy
beach and a group of low, black rocks sitting on the
reef. The entry point is just off the small white beach.
The dive continues towards the ranger station with the
reef at left.
Tukoh-serikaya
The corals are in very good
condition and fish life is also very good. Lots of a
whitetip reef sharks patrol the area, which is
surrounded in clouds of anthias.
This site
is one of the better small island dives in western
Komodo. On the eastern side of Tukohserikaya there is a
rocky reef that break the surface. Although this site is
very exposed to the current, it is still possible to
dive on the lee side of the reef even when the current
is otherwise quite strong. The best time to dive this
area, however, is during slack-tide.
Tukoh-lehokgebah
This site has good coral coverage
and plenty of small fish and sharks.
There is good diving on the northern and southern points
of the island. The diving environment is very similar to
Tukohserikaya. On the southern side of the island there
are some big boulders that form an interesting terrain.
Coral growth on the northern side is also very good but
stunted due the force of the current that sweeps the
island.
Banana
Split
A variety of sweetlips species
live on this site and sometimes school together.
Groupers, sharks and pelagic fishes can also be found.
There is a lot of activity amongst the smaller reef fish
around the top of the reef. Thousands of anthias and
wrasses can often be seen spawning.
The top
of the reef is shaped like a banana and runs north to
south in about 2m of the water. The western side of the
reef drops down to boulders in approximately 30 m of
water where the bigger fish live. On the eastern side of
the reef, boulders start in approximately 10 meters of
water and slope down. At the southern end of the reef is
a pinnacle detached from the main reef
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