Shark Island UAE

[Mariozi]

With the redtide around it is hard to find a clear patch of water to dive, but even doing some survey work for the Min. of Environment, I could find some good WA opportunities:
All images D300 + 10.5mm on MDX-D300 w/Optical Dome Port
On the first 2 I had a slight strobe problem, only one was firing...

This last one is from Dibba Rock

 

[Eskasi]

Great stuff! Wassup with the Redtide? Will things get better soon.....was thinking of doing a little diving there end of March en route to Sharm El Sheikh....

 

[hammerhead man]

Great pictures.

Bill

 

[Mariozi]

It's coming and going. A pretty strong type of algae that doesn't deplete the food source.
I hope that as the winter ends with the shift in currents/winds/waves in summer it goes away.
But there is always one side of every island/gulf diveable, and most operators know that.
We wanted to dive Martini Rock (full of soft corals) but it was full of algae... almost no vis, but Shark Island (200m away) had an OK vis on it's outer side.