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Scuba Diving in Australia with www.godiving.org

Diving in Australia concentrates around the east coast and the west coast.

Easts Coast Australia - From Sydney in the south to Port Douglas in the north, this area is dominated by dives on the Great Barrier Reef. The long stretch of coast from Brisbane up to Port Douglas offer plenty for divers. From day trips to the Great Barrier Reef to offshore islands and liveaboards visiting many popular dive sites - including low level flights across the water! And the beauty is that not all of the diving requires scuba equipment - skin diving can be equally rewarding.

Fish life on the Great Barrier Reef includes sea snakes, turtles, rays, grouper and, of course, sharks. Many types of smaller but equally interesting colourful fish abound and the coral formations, which must be respected, provide a wonderful backdrop.

Take one of the Australian diving liveaboards and you may even be rewarded with dwarf minke whales. Mantas, whale sharks, turtles and whales also abound in different parts of the reef at different times of the year.

For the shark fanatics, as well as the whale sharks you might be able to see silvertips, silikies, grey reefs and for the very lucky, tiger sharks. Check with local dive operators for exact details of what might be in the water when you are!

Further south along the east coast of Australia, between Brisbane and Sydney, are other reefs suitable for diving in the surfing areas.

West Coast Australia - Mostly from Perth up to the Northern Territories the area has several interesting areas with reefs, ship wrecks and artificial reefs.

Starting from Perth, there's the HMAS Swan, an Australian destroyer sunk in late 1997 to become a successful artificial reef. Other wrecks and reefs house a variety of coldwater fish and mammals.

A short trip from Perth is the wreck of an old jack up oil exploration platform, home to anemones, sponges, and masses of fish life. It is deep and a fair weather dive, so not everyone can experience this dive.

Further along the coast is Australia's famous Ningaloo Reef system. Here, whale sharks congregate annually. A system of spotter planes tracks down the animals then skin divers are allowed briefly into the water, with certain restrictions in place.

But Ningaloo offers more that just whale sharks. Sea snakes, wobbegong sharks, pilot whales, dolphins, whales, manta rays and shoals of tuna all grace Australia's west coast. Plenty for most divers to see!

Divewest Duncraig, Perth, Australia.
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