Critically EndangeredGiant Clam
Tridacna gigas
A site on the Ribbon Reefs known worldwide for its group of potato cod, which are enormous and completely used to divers. It can only be reached by liveaboard from Cairns or Port Douglas.
Depth
10–25 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
25 m
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (declared in 1975); around 99% of the World Heritage Area lies within the park
World Heritage Site (Great Barrier Reef, inscribed in 1981)
It is probably the most recognisable dive site on the Great Barrier Reef and one of the few whose main attraction is a relationship of trust with a handful of individual fish, rather than a formation or an aggregation.
Sources consulted: UNESCO World Heritage Centre (ficha 154) · GBRMPA (Reef Authority) · DCCEEW (Gobierno de Australia) · Dive The World · Divernet
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Same country: Australia
Same country: Australia
Same country: Australia
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Water temperature
26 °C
Current
Weak to moderate
Access
Liveaboard
Best season
All year round
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
180 USD / dive
Same country: Australia
Australia