Paradise Taveuni's House Reef

Diving from the shores of Paradise Taveuni on the island of Taveuni, Fiji. The reef is somewhat damaged from Cyclone Tomas, but it will rebound quickly. Featured marine life: montipora bommies, clownfish, moray eel, blue ribbon eels, lionfish, glassfish, and a cowrie.

The site is easily accessible from the shore (steps right into the water with a supporting handrail). The first few meters are scoured clean by the cyclone (the rounded boulders adjacent to the pier remind me of lake diving), but as you venture further out, the corals quickly appear. Just 25 meters out and 10 meters down, you see the blue ribbon eels, the lionfish, and their respective prey, the glassfish. Heading north along the reef and a few meters up, the light blue montipora bommies appear as house sized boulders filled with clownfish and chromis.

This is an easy dive with little to no current. Corals are mostly yellow and brown. The highlights to the dive are the blue ribbon eels. Truly beautiful, yet surprisingly skinny animals.

Filmed with a Sony HDR-XR520.