Sherwood Forest

Sherwood Forest takes its name literally: stands of green tree coral rise off the deep ledge like a plantation, sheltering sweepers and juvenile fish in their branches. It is a quieter, moodier dive than the manta circuit. The pleasure is the habitat itself, worked slowly with a torch: leaf fish and scorpionfish in the coral trees, nudibranchs on the rubble, morays and lobster under the shelf. The deep sand alongside stays worth watching; smalleye and marbled rays commute past, and mantas appear often enough to keep heads on swivels. Depth caps the visit at half an hour of concentration.

اللحظة التي جئت من أجلها: Green tree coral groves; slow-lane macro at depth with big-ray flybys

التضاريس: Deep reef named for its stands of green tree coral rising from the ledge

التيار: Deep offshore ledge; conditions swing with swell and the along-coast flow.

المخاطر: Depth and short no-deco windows; occasional strong surface chop for the launch home.

الحفاظ على البيئة البحرية: Tree corals snap under careless fins; keep clearance generous.

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.