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    Conny Pemfors
    Älvsjö , Sweden
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    Dive  3
    Divesite:Shark Island 2007-07-05
    Thursday
    5 July
    2007
    Divelocation:Koh Tao,Thailand
    Divecenter:Easy Divers Koh Tao
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    Started dive: 08:30:00
    Air: 28℃
    Ended dive: 09:15:00
    Max depth: 16.0 m
    Average depth: Not known m
    Surface: 30℃
    visibility: 12m
    Tank: Unkown
    Pressure level: 0 bar
    Start: 200 bar
    End: 50 bar
    Bottom: 29℃
    Time dive: 00:45:00
    Weight belt (kg)
    7.0
    Type of dive specified:
    No
    Used nitrox:
    No
    Own comments
    PADI open water Dive #3, saw trigger fish
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    Divesite Shark Island
    Location
    Koh Tao
    Description
    The English to Thai translation of Koh Tao is “Turtle Island”. It was originally named by local fisherman and settlers who described a turtle shape when looking at the island from their boats. The island does have a healthy population of sea turtles with both Hawksbill and Green turtles living in the waters off the island. They are a common sight for divers when they are out fun diving or taking a diving course. Koh Tao is known for beeing one of the best places to learn to dive, and yet see beautiful coral reefs with plenty of fishes Koh tao complete guide: https://www.kohtaocompleteguide.com/diving/koh-tao-dive-sites/
    Access to location
    By boat appr 1,5 hours, from city Chumphon.
    Best time to visit location
    Any time is good, however Spring to autum n has better weather.
    Country
    Thailand
    Average ranking by divers
    Information about the site
    The site gets its name from the shape of the island which, with some imagination, looks like the dorsal fin of a giant shark. Located 300m off the Southeast corner of Koh Tao, this is one of the few sites where the current can be strong enough that choosing another location would be the only sensible choice to make. When it's calm though its beautiful. Shark Island has an abundance of soft and hard corals interspersed between towering boulders.Yellow-Tail Barracuda, friendly Batfish and a large school of Weibel's Butterflyfish all have a fascination with divers and you will often find yourself with a few new buddies on your dive! Polka Dot Nudibranch seem to love this site as well as their mutli-coloured Wart Slug cousins. It is also one of the few places around Koh Tao to see the Orange-Spined Unicornfish. A shallow area on the East side of the island called the Aquarium is the perfect place to end the dive. As its name suggests, it is just like being in a life-sized fish bowl. Surrounded on three sides by large boulders, the Aquarium is full of hard corals and colourful reef fish. Small silver baitfish seek sanctury here from hunting Trevally, only to come across metre-long Crocodile Needlefish.
    Access to the site
    Getting there by Boat 20 mins
    Conditions around the site
    Currents: Can be strong Best months: April/May
    Average depth
    15
    Maximum depth
    25
    Currents
    Weak currents,Weak currents and usually easy to dive, seldom strong currents
    Surface conditions
    Wavy,Wavy and some times it can get rough
    Recommended diver experience level
    Open water diver with experienceOpen water diver with experience,Open water diver with up to 30 dives
    Number of logged dives
    2
    Near dive centers
    Assava Dive resort
    Easy Divers Koh Tao
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