Dollzis: Leafy Sea Dragon Dive Melbourne

Leafy Sea Dragon Dive Melbourne

Leafy sea dragons are found on the shores of southern australia usually between adelaide and perth hiding in seaweed also known as brown kelp. They are usually somewhat in the open so if you are near them they are not too difficult to spot.

The Weedy Sea Dragon With Eggs 3rd Place In The Young Unde Flickr

Perfect way to discover all kinds of marine life in the underwater world.

Leafy sea dragon dive melbourne. Professional instructors will take you to the best diving spots. The leafy sea dragon phycodurus eques is one of two species of sea dragon found in australias southern waters and nowhere else in the world the other being the weedy sea dragon. Our leafy sea dragon tours are conducted at rapid bay arguably south australias premier dive site.

Diving with weedy sea dragons or seahorses. Despite its fearsome name it is incredibly beautiful in shape and colouring and its camouflaging appendages give it a fragile appearance. Rapid bay is situated on the northern coast of the fleurieu peninsula about 15 hours drive south of adelaide.

Our main leafy sea dragon dive sites the famous rapid bay jetty and victor harbor bluff both shore dives with easy access are about an hour and a half drive to get to from the city. They are not found east of melbourne and sightings around melbourne are very rare. We usually meet at the dive centre at 9am and you will return between 4 and 5pm due to the travel times two dives will take the full day.

The bay is sheltered from the prevailing currents and as such visibility is often between 15 and 20 meters. No certification or past experience required. Snorkel or scuba dive with weedy sea dragons in melbourne in the waters of the mornington peninsula south of melbourne you can see one of the most unique and beautiful life forms in the ocean the weedy seadragon.

Mesmerising marine life including beautiful soft corals and rare weedy seadragons. That dragon guy i have spent the last 25 years of my diving career tracking cataloguing and photographing leafy sea dragons across south australia and have had the incredible opportunity to work with some very big names in the film tv photographic and documentary industries from all around the world.

Phyllopteryx Taeniolatus

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