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Rottnest Island

Temperate reef/Wreck
Depth: 5–25 mLevel: Open WaterNovember-April
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An island where the warm Leeuwin Current meets temperate water, mixing tropical and subantarctic wildlife.

Depth

5–25 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

15 m

Location

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Rottnest Island: 22 documented species

Ecosystem

ReefWreck

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Water temperature

20 °C

Current

Weak to moderate

Access

Boat

Best season

November-April

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

50 USD / dive

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Best season
November-April
Approx. price
50 USD / dive
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Same country: Australia

Australia · Western Australia
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Greater ArgonautLeast Concern

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

Southern Right WhaleLeast Concern

Southern Right Whale

Eubalaena australis

Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Green CrabLeast Concern

Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

Portuguese Man-of-warNot Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Blue GlaucusNot Evaluated

Blue Glaucus

Glaucus atlanticus

Afro-Australian Fur SealLeast Concern

Afro-Australian Fur Seal

Arctocephalus pusillus

New Zealand Fur SealLeast Concern

New Zealand Fur Seal

Arctocephalus forsteri

Moon JellyfishNot Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

Mediterranean MusselNot Evaluated

Mediterranean Mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Atlantic PyrosomeNot Evaluated

Atlantic Pyrosome

Pyrosoma atlanticum

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