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| The diversity at North Tip |
The biodiversity at North tip has changed dramatically since May.
Bluespotted ribbontail ray, nudibranch, bumphead parrotfish at the size of
approximately one meter, humphead wrasse and the redtooth triggerfishes
definitely grabbed my attention throughout this dive. Evidently, the photo
above shows the diversity of fishes at approximately 30 meters. The redtooth
triggerfishes are seen gracefully swimming about in the open blue water.
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| Redtooth triggerfish are one of the most diverse fish at North Tip. |
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| Blue spotted ribbon tail ray at North Tip. |
Furthermore, humphead wrasses have not been seen for more than five
months. However, they were recently seen again in mid-August. During this fun
dive, an adult humphead wrasse was just swimming peacefully past us. It was
definitely a sight to see as I have never seen a humphead wrasse swimming in
the ocean but rather I will always see these wrasses in Chinese restaurants,
cramped up in small tanks ready to be slaughtered. TRACC has so far bought and released 15 juveniles :-)
Humphead wrasses and Bluefin Trevally at North Tip.
(This blog is written by Natalie Chai)
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