Thailand Scuba Diving Dive Site Directory

Description

	Named after the huge number of anemones that cover the reef, Anemone reef is approximately 45 mins from Ao Nang. The barely submerged reef is a well know shipping hazard that sits 4m below the surface and stretches down to 30m in places.
Anemone Reef is a small submerged rocky plateau with a depth of about 4-7m at the shallowest parts. The top of the reef is smothered in sea anemones; there are many resident clownfish, shrimps and porcelain crabs.
	Elsewhere you find large clusters of soft corals and enormous gorgonian sea fans - the latter sheltering dense groupings of Indian lionfish. There is a healthy cross-section of marine life. At its deepest point a solitary rock is home to a number of juvenile moray eels. Scuba diving in Thailand doesn't have a better site than Anemone Reef for soft corals and sea-fans.

Watching out for the Reef: Coral Conservation Guide for Divers

• Avoid touching live corals. You can kill them with your bare hands.
• Keep your gauge and octopus hoses close to yourself and prevent them damaging the reef.
• Secure your weight belt. Dropping of the weights can destroy the reef.
• Refrain from chasing or touching animals, especially manta rays and whale sharks.
•Maintain a comfortable distant and enjoy
watching them!

Many divers unintentionally destroy corals whilst diving. Here are a few guidelines on how to avoid doing so.

• Use the correct amount of weight to aid in your buoyancy.
• Control your fins; keep them away from the reefs and avoid kicking sand onto the corals.
• Do not pick up organic objects (dead or alive) from the sea. Likewise, please do not buy shells or other decorative products made from sea animals.
• Do not stand or rest on the stone-like corals. After all, they are living animals.

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