Shag Rock - Sanctuary Cove
★★★★☆
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A great site for divers of all levels, Sanctuary Cove is generally the most sheltered site in the area. A great spot for macro photography with lots of unique marine life such as frogfish and peacock mantis shrimp.
You will see frog fish, mantis shrimp, leopard sharks, wobbegong sharks, stingrays, cownose rays, and various schooling fish.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
42 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
33 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
15 Sightings
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AdobeStock-Magnus
Humpback Whale
8 Sightings
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iStock-Nigel Marsh
Wobbegong
103 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
58 Sightings
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Total number of species: 130
AdobeStock-JirinaVFR
Pufferfish
31 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
21 Sightings
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Total number of species: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
20 Sightings
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
20 Sightings
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