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Caption: Thailand RICHELIEU ROCK
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Caption: Site Overview:
Site Type: Macro (Nudi's); Mega fauna; Wreck;
Reef – Drift; Reef – Scenic;
Photographic; Other; etc
Depth: Top: 5M | Median: 16M | Bottom: 26M
Location: Surin Marine National Park is situated
north of Similan and only 7
kilometres from the Myanmar border
Caption: A horseshoe or crescent of steep sided boulders, with the highest point at the apex, which almost breaks the surface, and then the height diminishing down to the points. It forms an enclosed ‘bay’ teeming with fish. The steep sides of the boulders form vertical walls, and still there are plenty of swim throughs and gaps, within which you can find the small stuff. It’s one of those dive sites that appears to have been specifically ‘designed’ – rather than just a random act of nature. No wonder it is considered Thailand’s number One divesite.
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Caption: On the sea floor below, this juvenile yellow box fish, has tagged along with a pair of spotted puffers as if they’re on a family outing.
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Caption: As there is plenty of current, there are plenty of Gorgonian seafans.
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Caption: And right down at the bottom, waiting for night are the squirrel and soldierfish.
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Caption: And a porcelain crab or two.
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Caption: The very-terry-torial damselfish that rushes his 90g of body weight at a 90 kg diver in the insane belief this will scare it away.
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