Exmouth Diving Centre report - Lighthouse Bay Wednesday 9 March 2011

Rumor had it that the water in Lighthouse Bay was clearing up so we headed out with positive spirits. We weren't disappointed as we found the clearest water we've had in weeks!

Dive one took us to Blizzard Ridge and the clear blue water set off all the lionfish, olive sea snakes, schools of snapper & threadfin pearl perch, wobbegongs, sting rays, white tip reef sharks, moray eels, nudibranchs, rankin cod, anemonefish, damsels, anthias and other fishies very nicely, thank you! Can't wipe the smiles off our faces after this dive!
WATER TEMP: 28C
VISIBILITY: 15+m
CURRENT: none
SURGE: none
DEPTH: 14m

We checked out Labyrinth next and it was super active! Turtles, turtles and more turtles. Batfish everywhere - in schools and at the cleaning stations. Coral trout shooting this way and that, tormenting small shoals of baitfish. Nudibranchs, octopus, morays, shrimps and tiny crabs adorned the reef. A huge estuary cod watched us without much interest from the comfy hole he'd carved in the sand. If possible, we were all smiling even more than we were after the first dive!
WATER TEMP: 28C
VISIBILITY: 15+m
CURRENT: none
SURGE: none
DEPTH: 12m