Great Brisbane Dives
There are numerous PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) operated centers throughout Brisbane that offer dive services in Moreton Bay. Moreton Bay is a great place to have your diving adventure as the temperatures allow for diving year round.
One of the most popular diving locations in Brisbane is Tangalooma Wrecks, on the western side of Moreton Island. This dive stop has fifteen underwater vessels that attract marine life of all kinds. While exploring this underwater ares you will have the privilege of observing numerous wobbegings, trevally, king fish and tropical fish of various kinds. This is also an excellent spot for drift diving due to the strong currents in the area.
The next area of interest is the Curtin Artificial Reef, just north of Moreton Bay. This is a great destination to dive at, and is favored by those with intermediate qualifications. Dive depth in this area range from 12 meters to 30 meters and is complete with large vessels, cars, tires and pontoons. These items have all been placed her by the Underwater Research Group of Queensland, and also attracts a variety of wonderful marine life. All underwater objects are completely safe for dives to explore.
The next dive, that is worth noting, is the Mantra Ray Bommie. The dives in this area are anywhere from five to fifteen meters deep. During your underwater exploration if this area you will get a chance to observe manta ray, leopard sharks, shovel nose rays, and much more.
Flinders Reef is Brisbane’s only true coral reef and is a fully protected marine sanctuary, situated 5 km northwest of Moreton Island ,the site offers dive walls, gutters ,caves ad pinnacles ad at least 112 coral species. Flat Rock, off the north eastern tip of Stradbroke Island is one of the most exciting dive sites near Brisbane. The rocky island is surrounded by beautiful coral reefs and is a great spot to see turtles, leopard sharks, eagle rays, reef fish and pelagic fish. It is most famous for its gray nurse shark population that gathers at a site called “Shark Alley” each winter. Dives is generally from five to thirty meters and visibility up to twenty meters.
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