Barwon Banks
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Located 22 nautical miles offshore, conditions have to be perfect to visit this rocky reef that rises from 40 metres to 22 metres. A dive for experienced divers only, the rocky reef at Barwon Banks is riddled with caves, ledges, bommies and gutters.
Decorating this varied terrain are black coral trees, soft corals, gorgonians and sea whips. While a good collection of reef fish and invertebrate species reside on this reef.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
20 Sightings
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Total number of species: 27
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Barracuda
15 Sightings
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Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
5 Sightings
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Total number of species: 3
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Sand Tiger Shark
2 Sightings
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Total number of species: 600
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Wrasse
2 Sightings
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Humpback Whale
1 Sightings
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Common Dolphin
1 Sightings
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Green Turtle
1 Sightings
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Total number of species: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
17 Sightings
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Total number of species: 2
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Nurse Shark
16 Sightings
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