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mas kandu |
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overview,
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Depth:
5 - 30 m
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Fish
Live:
large group of blue-stripe and humpback snappers
at the corner of the channel; on the sandy
bottom whitetip reef sharks, sometimes stingrays
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Coral
Growth:
only from interest in the upper part and at the
outer reef
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North-east monsoon season
mostly ingoing current, dive reef to the right,
sometimes counter-current up to the corner; there you’ll
find between 27 – 30 m a sand bed with garden eels and
often whitetip reef sharks sleeping on the bottom; look
also around for stingrays; the follow reef into the
channel; in the back there are sandy slopes with big
coral blocks at about 6 m; many glassfish found in these
blocks
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Safety:
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Map
of the Dive Site
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Experience
Level:
easy diving, if current isn’t too strong
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Features:
also suitable for diving courses in the back of the
channel on the sand
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Specialty:
mas means fish in divehi; during the manta season
(normally September- December) there are a lot of them
in the very back of the channel
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South-west monsoon season:
mostly outgoing current, dive reef to the left; before
the exit there are some nice, big coral blocks and at
corner you’ll find a good variety of fish life; look out
for whitetip reef sharks or stingrays; continue dive on
the outer reef, which comes up to about 6 m to the
surface
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Photography: standard lenses recommended
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