Wall/PelagicÁrea Marina Protegida

Osprey Reef (Coral Sea)

Australia · Coral Sea, Queensland

Profundidad: 10–40 mNivel: AdvancedOctober-December

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An isolated reef in the Coral Sea, famous for the North Horn shark feed and extreme visibility.

Depth

10–40 m

Recommended level

Advanced

Average visibility

30 m

Water temperature

27 °C

Current

Strong

Access

Liveaboard

Best time

October-December

Recommended certification

Advanced Open Water

Approx. price

200 USD / dive

Ocean Marine protected area

Plan your dive

Best time: October-December
Approx. price: 200 USD / dive

Protection status

Parque Marino del Mar del Coral (figura distinta del Parque Marino de la Gran Barrera)

UNESCO designation

Ninguna — está FUERA del Área Patrimonio Mundial de la Gran Barrera

Did you know

Conviene no meterlo en el mismo saco que la Gran Barrera: Osprey queda fuera del Área Patrimonio Mundial y se gestiona bajo el Parque Marino del Mar del Coral, una figura distinta. Es un error de clasificación habitual.

Sources consulted: Dive The World; Divernet

Location

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56 species documented in Osprey Reef (Coral Sea)

Least Concern

Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Vulnerable

Manta de arrecife

Mobula alfredi

Endangered

Napoleón

Cheilinus undulatus

Endangered

Tiburón gris de arrecife

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Endangered

Tortuga verde

Chelonia mydas

Vulnerable

Tiburón sedoso

Carcharhinus falciformis

Critically Endangered

Almeja gigante

Tridacna gigas

Least Concern

Anguila jardinera moteada

Heteroconger hassi

Least Concern

Anguila serpiente de bandas

Myrichthys colubrinus

Not Evaluated

Anémona alfombra gigante

Stichodactyla gigantea

Not Evaluated

Anémona disco

Discosoma nummiforme

Not Evaluated

Anémona magnífica

Heteractis magnifica

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Ecosystem

ParedGrandes pelágicos

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