Kabushiwa
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Kabushi Iwa in Echizen-cho, Fukui, is a beach-entry dive site ideal for beginners, with depths up to 12m. It features complex reefs, tunnels, and stable summer conditions. Divers can spot schools of horse mackerel, barracuda, nudibranchs, and enjoy the “First Tunnel” with natural air pockets.
Kabeishi Iwa hosts horse mackerel, yellowtail snapper, rockfish, scorpionfish, nudibranchs, mossy corals, and seasonal visitors like solas damselfish and minnow scorpionfish.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
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Total number of species: 600
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Total number of species: 350
Alamy-Andre Seal
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Total number of species: 250
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Grouper/Basslets
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Total number of species: 130
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Pufferfish
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Total number of species: 12
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Lionfish
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Total number of species: 3000
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Nudibranch
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Total number of species: 40
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Jackfish
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Total number of species: 300
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Squid
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Total number of species: 180
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Sole
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Total number of species: 90
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Goatfish
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