Diving Localities - Ribbon Reefs

Ribbon Reefs #9 and #10
Dive Site:	Pixies Pinnacle
Location:	14°55.659S 145°41.720E. NW corner of small plug reef between Ribbon Reefs #9 and #10
Visited By:	Taka, Spoilsport, Undersea Explorer, Nimrod Explorer, Spirit of Freedom
Depth:	1-27 metres
Rating:	Novice
Features:	This site has the best of everything the Great Barrier Reef has to offer The coral pinnacle rises 40m to the surface and is about 15m across See soft, hard and black coral colonies as you move down the pinnacle See large feeding cod, sea cucumbers, rays and whitetips Underneath the overhangs and caves see lionfish, moray eels, shrimps, anemones with their clownfish, cleaner wrasse Look for hanging spiky soft coral, gorgonians, yellow turret coral, lace corals, sponges, hydroids and molluscs Fairy Basslets create an amazing pink cloud while they feed in the current Many animals are well camouflaged like the resident stonefish See shoals of fish cruising or hovering by the pinnacle such as; fusiliers, trevally, barracuda, mackerel, sharks, batfish and the occasional ray

Note: Latitude and longitude not to be used for navigational purposes - approx co-ords only.