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Stingrays, Eagle Rays, and Occasional Mantas
Blue-spotted rays in the sand, eagle rays in the blue, mantas when the water is right. What we say on the boat — including what we will not promise.
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Dive notes from Beach No. 5
Reef animals, how we teach SSI, and when to come to Havelock — written the way we brief it on the boat.
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Nudibranchs on Andaman Reefs
Small, bright sea slugs on sponges and rubble. How we look for them on Havelock dives without flattening them.
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Lionfish, Scorpionfish, and Moray Eels
Animals that sit still on Havelock reefs. How to see them, and why we keep hands off ledges and rubble.
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Common Reef Fish on Havelock Dives
Parrotfish, butterflyfish, angelfish, wrasse, and anemonefish — the shapes we point out on Continental Scuba sites.
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Reef Sharks in the Andamans
Blacktips along the drop-off, nurse sharks under ledges. What we actually see on Havelock dives, and how the briefing goes.
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Green and Hawksbill Turtles Around Havelock
We still see turtles on Havelock reefs. How to tell greens from hawksbills, how close is too close, and why we do not chase them.
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