Tanjung Bunga SCUBA Dive Sites
Category: Flores Island › Tanjung Bunga
| Tanjung Bunga at a Glance | |
|---|---|
| Access: | Liveaboard |
| Reef Type: | Patch |
| Marine Life: | White tip shark, black tip shark, hawksbill turtles |
| Coral Condition: | So so, extensive damage from bomb-fishing |
| Visibility: | 15-20 meters |
| Accomodation: | No accomodation (except liveaboard) |
| Difficulty: | Easy |
Overnight, we sailed nack to Flores, and arrived in an East Flores dive site called Tanjung Bunga. As soon as I descended, I realized that this site was a far cry from our previous day's fantastic sites. There are extensive damage to the reef, evidently from bomb-fishing. Large patches of the reef were destroyed to a mere rubble, a truly disheartening sight. However, the site seems to be some sort of a shark nursery. Rizal counted 9 juvenile back tip sharks patroling in the deep, a truly amazing number considering the state of the reef. We also spotted two hawksbill turtles glidi
Written by: Irene Pramudito
KSDC Trips to Tanjung Bunga
Diving Alor Liveaboard, East Nusa Tenggara
