Flinders Pier - Victoria
Kondey Kandu, up in Vaavu Atoll, is one of those Maldivian channels that really delivers if you like a bit of a ride. We often drop in at one end and let the current do the work, drift diving at its best. Keep your eyes peeled for grey reef sharks, leopard sharks, and the occasional silvertip cruising through – the south of the Maldives is famed for its bigger visitors, and Kondey usually gets the memo. Depths run to about 28 metres, and when the visibility is pushing 27 metres, you get some great views. It's a solid pick for divers who enjoy a lively current and want a good shot at some pelagic action.
- Location
- Victoria, Australia, Australasia
- Coordinates
- -38.475500, 145.026900
- Type
- reef
Marine Protected Area: Mushroom Reef
Nearby Dive Sites in Victoria
- Anderson Reef (reef)
- Annabella Reef (reef)
- Antares Rock
- Bella Vista Reef (reef)
- Big Reef (reef)
- Bird Rock
- Black Reef (reef)
- Blairgowrie Pier (wall)
- Boarfish Reef (reef)
- Captain Nitros' Drop-off (reef)
- Castle Rock (reef)
- Cat Reef (reef)
- Cottage By The Sea (wall)
- Crawfish Rock
- Delta Reef (reef)
Marine Life in Victoria
Home to 139 recorded species including 64 reef fish, 26 sharks & rays, 17 whales & dolphins, 7 seagrass & algae, 7 other, 3 starfish.
Notable Species
- Snapper (Pagrus auratus) - Reef Fish
- Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) - Seagrass & Algae
- sea rimu (Caulerpa brownii) - Seagrass & Algae
- Sea Nymph (Amphibolis antarctica) - Seagrass & Algae
- Rig (Galeorhinus galeus) - Sharks & Rays
- Kelpie (Notolabrus tetricus) - Reef Fish
- Southern Right Whale (Eubalaena australis) - Whales & Dolphins
- Rock Perch (Parma victoriae) - Reef Fish
- Sea potato (Echinocardium cordatum) - Sea Urchins
- Patrician wrasse (Pictilabrus laticlavius) - Reef Fish
- Crested Weedfish (Cristiceps australis) - Reef Fish
- Dixons Stingaree (Urolophus paucimaculatus) - Sharks & Rays
- Ground Mullet (Neoodax balteatus) - Reef Fish
- Inanga (Galaxias maculatus) - Reef Fish
- Horse-shoe Leatherjacket (Meuschenia hippocrepis) - Reef Fish
- thorny worm (Glycera americana) - Worms
- Kelpie (Notolabrus fucicola) - Reef Fish
- Freycinet's Leatherjacket (Meuschenia freycineti) - Reef Fish
- Eastern Shovelnose Stingaree (Trygonoptera imitata) - Sharks & Rays
- Tasmanian Blenny (Parablennius tasmanianus) - Reef Fish