Hommer Reef - Bay of Islands
Just a short boat ride from Lombok Eco Dive Resort, Macro Heaven lives up to its name. We found a gentle sandy slope, studded with soft corals, between Gili Lontar and Elak-Elak Beach. It’s a great spot for slowing down and really looking closely; nudibranchs are everywhere, and we’ve regularly spotted frogfish and various ghost pipefish tucked into the corals. If you’re patient, you might even find a common seahorse. Visibility hovers around 10 meters, which is perfectly fine for hunting out those smaller creatures at a maximum depth of 19 meters. This site is definitely one for photographers and divers who enjoy a detailed, unhurried exploration.
- Location
- Bay of Islands, New Zealand, Australasia
- Coordinates
- -35.316600, 174.340700
- Type
- reef
Marine Protected Area: Tamateatai Point
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- 3 ways (reef)
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- Boulder Garden (reef)
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Nearest Dive Centres to Hommer Reef
Marine Life in Bay of Islands
Home to 172 recorded species including 100 reef fish, 22 sharks & rays, 11 whales & dolphins, 10 other, 6 crabs & lobsters, 4 seagrass & algae.
Notable Species
- Snapper (Pagrus auratus) - Reef Fish
- Red Rock Lobster (Jasus edwardsii) - Crabs & Lobsters
- Striped Marlin (Kajikia audax) - Reef Fish
- California Yellowtail (Seriola lalandi) - Reef Fish
- Shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) - Sharks & Rays
- European fan-worm (Sabella spallanzanii) - Worms
- Asian paddle crab (Charybdis (Charybdis) japonica) - Crabs & Lobsters
- Bluefin Gurnard (Chelidonichthys kumu) - Reef Fish
- dory (Zeus faber) - Reef Fish
- Blue-eyed Triplefin (Notoclinops segmentatus) - Reef Fish
- Oblique-swimming Triplefin (Forsterygion maryannae) - Reef Fish
- Striped Triplefin (Forsterygion varium) - Reef Fish
- Spotty (Notolabrus celidotus) - Reef Fish
- Ranger (Pseudocaranx dentex) - Reef Fish
- Species code: Zc (Zostera muelleri) - Seagrass & Algae
- Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) - Sharks & Rays
- banded morwong (Chirodactylus spectabilis) - Reef Fish
- Southern Eagle Ray (Myliobatis tenuicaudatus) - Sharks & Rays
- Crested Blenny (Parablennius laticlavius) - Reef Fish
- Eastern king wrasse (Coris sandeyeri) - Reef Fish