Diving Localities - Briggs Reef

Briggs Reef
Dive Site:	Briggs Reef
Location:	16°56.210S 146°12.040E
Visited By:	Kangaroo Explorer
Depth:	1-25 meters
Rating:	Novice or Advanced
Features:	Go forward from the bow to sandy floor 11 meters down and look for coral head on your left. Farther in reef edge has wall down to sand at 6 meters. Work along edge to left for good life forms. For the more advanced go from stern of boat and follow six large bommies along edge of terrace to 24 meters Staghorn thicket patches Sea cucumbers on the sandy floor Nudibranchs, Christmas tree worms, feather and sea stars for a great night dive Fan and whip corals on the bommies and in the swim-throughs Whitetip reef sharks, wrasse, parrotfish, damsels butterflyfish, angelfish, rabbitfish and surgeonfish are all common visitors Less common are green turtles Watch for blue-spotted rays and seasonal manta rays

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

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