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.

바로 그 순간: Huge marbled rays; permanent snapper and trevally walls over granite

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

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

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

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

나이트록스: 여기서는 가치 있습니다 — 수치 범위상 나이트록스를 사용하면 무감압 시간을 의미 있게 연장할 수 있습니다(단, 관련 교육 이수 필요).