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Huge vertical drop-off
Sponges and soft corals
Lots of fish
Critters
Long a favourite site in Munda, Mushroom Island ‘went off the boil’ for several years, due to a combination of run-off from logging and over-fishing. With the logging ended, however, and the fishing much reduced, Mushroom Island is very much back in business! Dropping vertically for over 500 metres into the waters of Blanche Channel, the point can attract big schools of fish and passing pelagics. Naturally, the resident sharks (Blacktips, Whitetips, Greys and - deeper down - Silvertips) patrol to keep an eye on their ‘larder’. Turn your back on the passing parade and you’ll see masses of barrel sponges, beautiful soft corals and fans, populated by an array of colourful and hard-to-find critters such as nudibranches, molluscs and crustaceans. Keep half on eye out on the blue water, though, as migrating Hammerheads can pass by!
site info
travel time 25 minutes
diver level all
depth 5m to 60m+
attraction incredible drop-off
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