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Mathesons Bay
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Mathesons Bay is a sheltered bay that is perfect for diving! Divers can easily enter and exit the water via the beach or over the rock platform if the tide is right.
You can expect to see: John Dory, Snapper, Pararoe, Stingrays, Eagle Rays, Stargazers, Kingfish, Yellow Tail Mullet, Nudibranch, Octopus, crayfish and much more.
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 approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
175 Sightings
J
43
F
12
M
16
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
18
A
14
S
11
O
21
N
0
D
40
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
132 Sightings
J
33
F
19
M
11
A
0
M
0
J
11
J
14
A
10
S
15
O
0
N
0
D
19
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
46 Sightings
J
29
F
0
M
0
A
9
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
8
S
0
O
0
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.: 110
iStock-Rainer von Brandis
Snapper
797 Sightings
J
144
F
100
M
123
A
60
M
46
J
36
J
41
A
42
S
24
O
34
N
44
D
103
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Levent Konuk
Goatfish
300 Sightings
J
89
F
43
M
43
A
30
M
8
J
0
J
11
A
9
S
9
O
8
N
10
D
40
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
104 Sightings
J
14
F
15
M
14
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
14
A
14
S
9
O
0
N
13
D
11
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
85 Sightings
J
27
F
0
M
0
A
9
M
12
J
8
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
11
N
0
D
18
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
44 Sightings
J
0
F
12
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
7
J
0
A
0
S
12
O
0
N
0
D
13
