Cabbage Patch Cocos Keeling

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One of the “must do“ sites when diving Cocos Islands. Large area of Cabbage or salad coral from 5 - 20m. Has recently suffered some storm damage however is starting to recover. Has a fun swim through canyon nearby. Look for garden eels and sleeping white tip reef sharks.

Look for sharks & tuna cruising the drop off. Garden eels, white tip reef sharks, turtles. If qualified to 30m we can drop down and have a look at the rare anemone with blue skirt

Dive Activity

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Green Turtle

10 Sightings
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1

Wrasse

10 Sightings
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1

Hawksbill Turtle

3 Sightings
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Moray Eel

2 Sightings
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Octopus

2 Sightings
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Common Dolphin

1 Sightings
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Spinner Dolphin

1 Sightings
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Reef Manta Ray

1 Sightings
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Eagle Ray

1 Sightings
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Whitetip Reef Shark

16 Sightings
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2
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3
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7

Parrotfish

14 Sightings
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3
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2

Angelfish

12 Sightings
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2

Butterfly Fish

10 Sightings
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1

Triggerfish

10 Sightings
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Surgeonfish

9 Sightings
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1

Sweetlips and Grunts

8 Sightings
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1

Damselfish

8 Sightings
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1

Blacktip Reef Shark

7 Sightings
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1

Clownfish

7 Sightings
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Goatfish

7 Sightings
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2

Grey Reef Shark

5 Sightings
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Snapper

5 Sightings
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1

Squirrelfish

5 Sightings
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Bannerfish

5 Sightings
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Sand Eel

4 Sightings
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Soldierfish

4 Sightings
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Pufferfish

4 Sightings
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1

Trumpetfish

4 Sightings
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Jackfish

3 Sightings
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Garfish

3 Sightings
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Stingrays

2 Sightings
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Lionfish

2 Sightings
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Shrimp

2 Sightings
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Nudibranch

2 Sightings
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Lemon Shark

1 Sightings
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Tarpon

1 Sightings
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Conger Eel

1 Sightings
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Scorpionfish

1 Sightings
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Porcupinefish

1 Sightings
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Flounder

1 Sightings
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Squid

1 Sightings
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Cuttlefish

1 Sightings
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Spiny Lobster

1 Sightings
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Crab

1 Sightings
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1

Ribbon Moray Eel (Ghost Eel)

1 Sightings
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