Waitii Ridge
Body of Water:
Banda Sea
Max Depth: 30m
Altitude: Sea Level
Difficulty: Intermediate
GPS Coordinates
Lat: -5.755789
Lon: 123.891469
To start, we stroll along the coral ridge, pass turtles and schools of fish. About half an hour into the dive we ascent slowly along a Seamount full of life. Anthias and damselfish dance in large numbers across the top of the staghorn and potato coral, keeping a keen eye on the random banded sea snakes foraging among them. Saron shrimp, mantis shrimp, banded pipefish, leaf fish, stonefish and other species that would be considered rare in other destinations are found on this site regularly. As special bonus a very prolific pair of anemone fish can be observed how they watch over their off-springs.