Gallery - South West Rocks
South West Rocks is where the Macleay River's journey ends as it meets the sea. This beautiful area has clear aquamarine waters, tiny coves, a peaceful bay and is surrounded by lush green forest, fringed by light-coloured sands.
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Batfish
by JeanetteK
Not as shy as his friends. Tall-fin Batfish at Fish Rock, South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp August '08 - Novice
Grey Nurse Sharks in Fish Rock Cave
by PeterH
Towards the end of each year up to 100 Grey nurse sharks congregate at the shallow entrance to Fish Rock Cave, South West Rocks, Australia. Finally they all posed perfectly for me.
Photocomp June '08 - Open
Grey Nurse Shark
by MichaelG
Getting close to a Grey Nurse Shark at South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp June '08 - Open
Fish Rock Cave Entrance
by MattO
Diver shines his torch at waiting sharks in cave mouth while a school of bullseyes line the cave roof. Fish Rock Cave, South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp January '08 - Novice
Fishrock Cave
by davidM
This photo was taken coming out of Fish Rock Cave, South West Rocks, Australia. Bullseyes and in the background you can see the silhouettes of several Grey Nurse Sharks.
Photocomp January '08 - Open
Bullseye Bullseye
by PeterH
Plenty of bulleyes at Fish Rock, South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp July '07 - Open
Juvenile Emperor Angelfish
by Fergy
Juvenile Emperor Angelfish at Fish Rock, South West Rock, Australia.
Wobbegong and friends
by GregN
This photo of a wobbegong was taken in Fish Rock Cave at South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp May '07 - Novice
Batfish
by BlakeM
A single batfish, photographed at Fish Rock,South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp May '07 - Novice
Romeo & Juliet
by BlakeM
These two moray eels (Green Moray and an Abbott's Moray) were photographed outside the shallow entrance of Fish Rock,South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp May '07 - Novice
Eastern Blue Groper
by MichaelG
An Eastern Blue Groper at Fishrock Cave, South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp April '07 - Open
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South West Rocks Dive Centre
The South West Rocks Dive Centre is best known for the world class diving at Fish Rock including Fish Rock Cave - Australia's best ocean cave dive which runs right through the island of Fish Rock. Also a major site to dive with the Grey Nurse Shark.
Articles
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Encounters with Grey Nurse Sharks - A diving adventure
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by kerryb
- Of all the books I have ever read on Australian dive sites all of them list South West Rocks, more specifically Fish Rock Cave in New South Wales as a premier diving spot with the longest underwater sea cave in the Southern Hemisphere and of course the resident Grey Nurse Sharks.
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