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Diving at dive site Isuela Reef

Name Dive Site:Isuela Reef
Depth: 10-40m (32-131ft)
Visibility: 10-30m (32-98ft)
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The top of the Isuela Bank starts going down slowly to 25 Mt, then the slope changes its shape and becomes a spectacular vertical wall. You can find most of marine life here. The top of the bank is affected by stronger currents creates condition of richer water which is full of pelagic life such as large snappers, barracudas, tunas, giant groupers.

These type of animals come up to shallower water during spring where they find schools of little Castagnole (Damsel Fish) to hunt. Higher up many moray eels, octopus are found all year round. Moving deeper; Isuela walls is completely colonized by red coral, and violet sea fans. At depth of 35/40 Mt you can spot lobsters and huge Gronghi.



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