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Yellow Sponge Garden
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Yellow Sponge Garden is found by heading in a West to North Westerly direction from the shore of the reserve. The sponges are first spotted at around the 8-9m depth mark. The tall kelp stalks leading up to the site are dusty and the ledges will drop off onto sponge bearing sandy patches.
Sponges are slow growing and very delicate. Some species of sponges can live for over 100 years! Please watch your buoyancy and where your fins are kicking.
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
25 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 600
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Wrasse
11 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
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Tobias Friedrich
Bottlenose Dolphin
1 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 110
iStock-Rainer von Brandis
Snapper
28 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 40
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Triggerfish
16 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 80
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Stingrays
7 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 3000
SSI-Peter-Schinck
Nudibranch
7 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 300
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Squid
3 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Levent Konuk
Goatfish
2 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 20
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Porcupinefish
1 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 130
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Pufferfish
1 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 55
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Lobster
1 Sightings
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Total number of species approx.: 7000
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Crab
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