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Kelp Beds Reef

Kelp Beds Reef

Victoria, Australia

Depth
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20m

Visibility
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4m - 12m

Entry
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Boat

Experience Level

Experienced


About Kelp Beds Reef

In the Lonsdale bight midway between Point Lonsdale and Queenscliff is an area which is marked on Admiralty charts as the Kelp Beds. Here, large stalks of eerie but majestic kelp extend up from the bottom forming the magnificently spectacular kelp forest. This dive site should be dived at slack tide because of the strong currents. The kelp is plentiful here because of the nutrients that are carried to the kelp forests by the currents. Fish common to the dive site are Blue Devil, Old Wives, Yellow Tailed Kingfish, Port Jackson Sharks and the odd friendly and cute inquisitive Australian Fur Seal.

Kelp Beds Reef Dive Info

Terrain & Features

Other, Drift, Night, Shark

Entry Type

Boat

Max Depth

20m

Visibility Range

4m 12m

Experience Level

Experienced

Best Gas

21% – 47%

O2
Marine Life

  • Blue Devil
  • Port Jackson Sharks
  • Australian Fur Seals
  • Old Wives
  • Yellow Tailed Kingfish
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