Dive report - West Side & Lighthouse Bay Sunday 19 April 2009

Concorde, one of our dive boats, took a little trip from Tantabiddi north along the reef to Lighthouse Bay today.  Our first dive was the Coliseum, one of our West Side dives. The ridges and fingers of this site are spotted with bright soft corals, sea fans and sponges. Schools of big trevally and snapper swayed in the surge while boxfish darted in and out of impossibly small places. Crocodilefish snuggled into the sand and bright orange parrotfish crunched on coral so loudly it was like they were right in your ears!
WATER TEMP: 27C
VISIBILITY: 12-15m
CURRENT: mild
SURGE: moderate
DEPTH: 16m

Back in Lighthouse Bay we jumped in at Blizzard Ridge. Yesterday's lull had passed and today the baitfish were being hunted with great gusto again! Olive sea snakes were searching for food and places to tuck in for a nap. Multiple bannerfish hung out in little groups floating midwater and again lionfish were out in numbers, too.
WATER TEMP: 27C
VISIBILITY: 12-15m
CURRENT: very mild
SURGE: very mild
DEPTH: 14m