Shark Bank

Shark Bank is Mahé's big-fish dive: a granite rise far enough offshore that everything on it comes in extra size. Marbled rays the width of car hoods rest between the boulders, yellow snapper and big-eye trevally form permanent walls over the plateau, and barracuda hang up-current in the ranks. The name overpromises on sharks these days (whitetips and the odd passing whale shark in season, not reliable schools), but the site's mass of fish, granite architecture, and open-water character keep it at the top of the island's list. Current and the deep, referenceless descent make it an advanced trip.

वह पल जिसके लिए आप आते हैं: Huge marbled rays; permanent snapper and trevally walls over granite

टोपोग्राफी: Granite plateau and boulder field rising from deep sand well offshore of Mahé

करंट: An offshore plateau with current on most tides; the crossing from Beau Vallon takes half an hour or more.

खतरे: Current, open-ocean surface conditions, and a bottom that starts below 14 meters.

संरक्षण: Wild encounters only; operators run no feeding of any kind.

Nitrox: यहाँ उपयोगी: प्रोफ़ाइलें उस रेंज में हैं जहाँ enriched air no-stop time को सार्थक रूप से बढ़ाता है (इसके उपयोग के प्रशिक्षण के साथ)।