Sharks Galore SCUBA Dive Sites
Category: Pura Island › Sharks Galore
| Sharks Galore at a Glance | |
|---|---|
| Access: | Liveaboard |
| Reef Type: | Wall |
| Marine Life: | Nudibranchs, soft corals, gigantic barrel sponges |
| Coral Condition: | Healthy |
| Visibility: | 20-25 meters |
| Current: | No current |
| Highlights: | Sharks are rarely found here due to overfishing |
| Accomodation: | No accomodation (except liveaboard) |
| Difficulty: | Easy |
Breakfast was followed by our second dive of the day at Sharks Galore, again off Pura Island. Our divemaster Weka warned us not to expect too much (read: any shark) here. Overfishing (and obviously shark-finning) has depleted the site of its namesake. So we decended into the blue once again, expecting another boring dive. However, we spotted lots of cute nudibranchs, and I was snapping away with my camera in no time. We didn't find any sharks, but I really enjoyed this site. It's a wall covered in colorful hard and soft corals, with lots of HUGE barrel sponges (my diminutive buddy could have fit in one of them nicely). There was no current, viz was an average of 20metres, the water was a nice 26C - I was not complaining at all. A very relaxing 66-min dive.
We surfaced and helped ourselves to a nice lunch - Lukas, our cook, is really a creative man; we were never bored or underfed during the trip.
Written by: Irene Pramudito
KSDC Trips to Sharks Galore
Diving Alor Liveaboard, East Nusa Tenggara
