Grottes de Gadji - Isle of Pines

The Grottes de Gadji offers a series of swim-throughs and small caverns in the 10-30m range. It's a nice spot for divers who enjoy exploring overhead environments without deep penetration. We’ve found the light filtering in creates some dramatic visuals, perfect for a relaxed dive in calmer conditions. It’s not about big pelagics here, but the geological formations are quite interesting.

Location: Isle of Pines, New Caledonia, Australasia
Coordinates: -22.525700, 167.426700
Type: cave

Marine Protected Area: Yves Merlet

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Marine Life in Isle of Pines

Home to 161 recorded species including 102 reef fish, 13 hard corals, 10 sea snails & nudibranchs, 9 sea cucumbers, 7 sharks & rays, 6 whales & dolphins.

Notable Species

Cosmopolitan Spurdog (Squalus megalops) - Sharks & Rays
Blackfish (Globicephala macrorhynchus) - Whales & Dolphins
Striated Locust Lobster (Eduarctus martensii) - Crabs & Lobsters
Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) - Sharks & Rays
Banded Whip Lobster (Puerulus angulatus) - Crabs & Lobsters
Spiny Blaasop (Tylerius spinosissimus) - Reef Fish
Coral Beauty (Centropyge bispinosa) - Reef Fish
Boarfish (Antigonia capros) - Reef Fish
Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) - Whales & Dolphins
Red Squirrelfish (Sargocentron diadema) - Reef Fish
Dorado (Coryphaena hippurus) - Reef Fish
Honeycomb Grouper (Epinephelus merra) - Reef Fish
Maylan (Aetobatus narinari) - Sharks & Rays
Scarlet Soldierfish (Myripristis pralinia) - Reef Fish
Rock Cod (Cephalopholis boenak) - Reef Fish
Hoeven's wrasse (Halichoeres melanurus) - Reef Fish
Peacock wrasse (Halichoeres argus) - Reef Fish
Black Angelfish (Centropyge tibicen) - Reef Fish
Eye-lash Harptail-Blenny (Meiacanthus atrodorsalis) - Reef Fish
Lemon Peel (Centropyge flavissima) - Reef Fish