Smalleye Stingrays are EVERYWHERE!

Another weekly update on the diving done here with us at Diversity Scuba. The main thing that we keep sighting out here at the moment are the very special Smalleye Stingrays! We had a dive to Galleria on Thursday where we encountered 4 at the same time! Was amazing to watch them all being cleaned, just didn't know which one to focus on. Otherwise its been basically every second deep dive that we find the Smalleye on, very special indeed! It hasn't however just been about them, there also seem to be a lot of Green Turtles around. Had sightings of them on Manta Reef, Reggies and one of our shallow dive sights Salon. As for the little guys we have found the Sea Moths again at Galleria, not the same ones as before as these ones are a little bit smaller. Whales Sharks have been hiding aways from us once again however we found a 7m one yesterday on the way back from Oasis, he was a little bit shy but everyone managed to have a little swim with him. Unfortunately at the moment the visibility has not been at its greatest, weather wise at least it has gotten a little bit more sunny. The current we've had some decent days but also the odd day with quite a strong one pulling through. The Humpback Whales are still thick out in the bay! Loads of splashing, tail slapping and breaching can still be seen. One was also sighted on a dive last week at Oasis during the safety stop! As the visibility is a bit low the calf came nice and close for a visit, absolutely mind blowing! Lets keep up the good diving :)

Smalleye Stingray sighted at Galleria!

Great dive this morning at Galleria! Unfortunately the visibility was not at its greatest but none the less it was still amazing under the water. Dropped down onto 2 big Octopus, they were puffing up and colour flaring which looks pretty awesome. Then quite a sizable Smalleye Stingray pulled in, just chilled with us for a few minutes while we watched it getting cleaned. To finish of the dive we found a big Whitetip Reef Shark resting on the bottom which seemed relaxed with us being there. Once again the Humpback Whales were singing away during the dive, doesnt get better than that! :)

Whale Sharks are still here as well as the Manta's!

Just a little update for everyone over the last few days. Seems that the Whale Sharks are hanging around, been seeing at least 2 to 4 a day on the Ocean Safari's! Also another Leatherback Turtle was spotted on a Ocean Safari two days ago! On the diving side, the dives have been great as well. The Manta's have been seen at both Manta Reef and Galleria almost every dive! Yesterday we were lucky once again to see a Humpback Whale on Scuba, this was during a dive to Oasis. Not only was it seen but the Dive Guide experienced a little ride as the Whale picked up the Buoy Line on its way past. A few Whitetip Reef Sharks have also been seen in the North at Reggies and Oasis, as well as a big Grey Reef Shark at Manta Reef. Humpback Whales are still seen all over the place, some Breaching, Tail Slapping, Spy Hopping and just cruising around. They always make the day that much more special! :)

Whale Sharks are back!!!

WHALE SHARKS are back!!! Yesterdays conditions were amazing, sea was flat and the sun was shining. We also had a total of 9 Whale Sharks out on the Ocean Safari's, one being close to 11 meters! Other than the Whale Sharks we also had breaching Humpback Whales, one Leatherback Turtle and a Hammerhead Shark. Was such an amazing day out at sea and we hope to have many more :)

Went out this morning for a double dive to Kingfisher and Manta Reef. Starting off with Kingfisher, as there was pretty much no current and the visibility was alright we had a nice chilled dive. We got a big Green Turtle sleeping as well as finding two different Giant Frog Fish! Also had a decent sized Crocodile Fish, a Sea Apple and the Humpback Whales singing away. Yet again we seemed to have missed them. During our surface interval we had an amazing time with 3 Humpbacks taking turns breaching, was really something to see! Then onto Manta Reef, conditions were the same as Kingfisher. This time however we had a Loggerhead Turtle as well as a absolutely massive Green Turtle! Just the one leaf fish, 2 free swimming Torpedo Rays, a Dragon Moray Eel, schooling Barracuda and 3 Potato Groupers. Water temperature is holding at a steady 22 degrees, not to bad. Lets hope the diving stays the way it is :)

Amazing dive this morning out at Oasis! Had the Humpback Whales playing around the boat while we were kitting up but no luck on seeing them under water. We could hear them singing and they even came over our Buoy Line but unfortunately the visibility did not allow us to see that far. Spent a few moments with 4 Whitetip Reef Sharks which was super cool! We also found one of the Weedy Scorpionfish as well as a white Leaf Fish. There were also shoals of fish everywhere! Only a very slight current but otherwise just a beautiful dive in general. On the trip home we encountered a couple more Humpback Whales as well as a few Bottlenose Dolphins. What a great way to start the day :)

Went out to Galleria this morning. Visibility is getting better everyday and even the water temperature is picking up. Current was reverse but at least it was a comfortable speed, perfect drift dive! Managed to spend a few moments with a beautiful Smalleye Stingray and also the usual juvenile black Ribbon Eel. Another special moment about this dive was being able to hear the Humpback Whales singing, could feel the vibrations! Unfortunately we never managed to see them, next time though! :)