Brissare Rocks

A pair of granite teeth breaking the surface north of Mahé, Brissare concentrates fish the way isolated rocks always do. Fusiliers and snapper stream around the boulders in ropes, hawksbill turtles work the sponge growth, and the shaded faces carry a surprising load of orange cup coral and fire coral. Mind your knuckles. Morays are everywhere, often two to a crack, and stingrays settle on the surrounding sand. It is a straightforward, fishy, satisfying dive that operators use as the step up from the sheltered bay sites, with enough water movement to feel like the open sea.

اللحظة التي جئت من أجلها: Rope-like fusilier streams; turtle traffic; honest granite topography

التضاريس: Isolated granite outcrop north of Mahé, boulders stepped down to sand

التيار: Exposed to the northern trades; can be surgy up top when swell runs.

المخاطر: Surge on the shallow tops and current on exposed tides.

الحفاظ على البيئة البحرية: Fire coral is abundant: good buoyancy protects both parties.

نيتروكس: يستحق الأمر هنا: الملفات الشخصية تقع في النطاق الذي يُمدّد فيه الهواء المدعّم (نيتروكس) وقت الغوص دون توقف تمديدًا ملموسًا، مع التدريب اللازم لاستخدامه.