volunteers has assured dynamiters
and poachers have not had a
presence here. It’s a special area in
this vast country of islands.
- Club Paradise Housereef
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Location: Dimakya Island
Depth: 16-56 ft. (5-17m)
The site cleverly named Housereef
at Club Paradise on Dimakya Island
is one of the most interesting sites in
the region. That’s because the reef
has been protected as the resort’s
kind of personal preserve for two
decades now. And it shows. Turtles
graze the sea grass beds and lay
eggs on the beach. A virtual tornado
of schooling bigeye jacks can be
found just offshore in 10 ft. (3m) of
water. Look also for big bumphead
parrotfish. Giants clams can be
found along the reef in a couple of
places and it’s a great spot for
macro oddities like sleepy sea
moths, ornate ghost pipefish,
jawfish (at times with eggs), frogfish
large and small, nudibranchs and
flatworms.
The corals are varied and a great
variety of hard corals and sponges
can be seen along the southwest
slope. Look also for larger fish like
barracuda and mackerels. Diving
here is normally a walk-in and can
be done pretty much any time of
day from the Club Paradise dive
center. Instruction is done in the
pool but also in a natural bowl right
off the beach.
The main attractions here are the
grass munchers. From March to May
the area is frequented by dugongs.
They like the grass beds directly in
front of the resort. The otherNudibranch crawling on a
lionfish at Dimakya Island