themselves well in the aft ribs.
Now comes the critter and macro
search. Start heading into the
shallow part of the south bay where
sand and sea grasses hold snake
eels, stargazers, helmet gurnards,
sea pens with small commensal
crabs, ghost pipefish and arrays of
chocolate chip sea stars.
This productive and interesting
area is only 15-20 ft. (4-6m) deep
and divers can do a long deco
stop/critter search by scrounging
around. This is a high boat traffic
area so make sure to follow a guide
up a safe mooring. The sandy area
down to the Taiwanese wreck
makes for a very interesting night
dive and then chances of seeing a
stargazer are pretty good.
28) West Escarceo
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Location: West of Escarceo Point
Depth: 10 to 100 ft. (3 to 30m)This site is a photographer favorite
for its normally calm waters at
reeftop that hold beautiful hard
brain, boulder and table corals and
lots of small marine creatures.
The dive then goes into a sharp
slope that bottoms out at 100 ft.
(30m). Bring a local guide to point
out some of the critter haunts and
also to be able to tell if the current
is changing in any way.
One can dive around and return
back into the eddy area or elect to
drift and follow the current which
may go by a couple of sites.Flying gurnard