Heron Island - Pams
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Dropping down the mooring line you will be surrounded by colourful reef fish. A big field of staghorn coral will lead you to a bommie with healthy coral.
On and around the bommie you are likely to see batfish, white-tipped reef sharks, nudibranchs and the usual reef fish.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
29 Sightings
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4
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4
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3
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5
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3
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2
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2
O
2
N
1
D
2
iStock-crisod
Reef Manta Ray
16 Sightings
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3
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2
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1
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6
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2
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2
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
10 Sightings
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2
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2
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2
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1
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2
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1
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0
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
8 Sightings
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1
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1
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2
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0
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0
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1
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2
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1
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
7 Sightings
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2
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1
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2
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
6 Sightings
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1
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3
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
5 Sightings
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4
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0
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1
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0
Alamy-National Geographic Creative
Leatherback Turtle
4 Sightings
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
A
0
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2
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N
1
D
0
iStock/HakBak1979
Bull Shark
2 Sightings
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
iStock/Divepic
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
2 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
D
0
Alamy/Fiona Ayerst
Tiger Shark
1 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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0
AdobeStock/G Russel Childress
Great Hammerhead Shark
1 Sightings
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
Alamy/National Geographic Image Collection
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
1 Sightings
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
1 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
D
0
Alamy/BIOSPHOTO
Ocean Sunfish
1 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
J
0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
1
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
1 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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