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Batfish

Batfish

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

Grey Nurse Sharks in Fish Rock Cave

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

Red Morwong

Red Morwong

A Red Morwong at Solitary Islands, Mullaway, Australia.
Photocomp June '08 - Open

Grey Nurse Shark

Grey Nurse Shark

Getting close to a Grey Nurse Shark at South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp June '08 - Open

Fish Rock Cave Entrance

Fish Rock Cave Entrance

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

A quiet place.

A quiet place.

Sweetlips at North Solitary Island off Wooli, NSW, Australia.
Photocomp January '08 - Open

Fishrock Cave

Fishrock Cave

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

Donatello

Donatello

A Green Turtle at Fish Rock hanging out above Shark Gutter.
Photocomp July '07 - Open

Bullseye Bullseye

Bullseye Bullseye

Plenty of bulleyes at Fish Rock, South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp July '07 - Open

Wobby

Wobby

Wobbegong at South West Rocks, Australia.

Fish Rock Cave Exit

Fish Rock Cave Exit

A diver at the exit of Fish Rock Cave, South West Rocks, Australia.

Grey Nurse

Grey Nurse

A male Grey Nurse Shark at Fish Rock, South West Rocks, Australia.

Juvenile Emperor Angelfish

Juvenile Emperor Angelfish

Juvenile Emperor Angelfish at Fish Rock, South West Rock, Australia.

Sweetlips

Sweetlips

These Sweetlips I found at North Solitary Island, NSW, Australia. Canon G7, in Ikelite housing and with Ikelite DS-51 substrobe.
Photocomp June '07 - Open

Wobbegong and friends

Wobbegong and friends

This photo of a wobbegong was taken in Fish Rock Cave at South West Rocks, Australia.
Photocomp May '07 - Novice

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South West Rocks Dive CentreSouth 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.

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Bruce the sharkBruce the shark
Bruce the shark in the classic movie "Finding Nemo" declares I'm having fish tonight! ... I must admit that this was my main thought as I dived for the first time with sharks at Coffs Harbour recently.
Grey Nurses are not always shy...Grey Nurses are not always shy...
Grey Nurse Sharks are very close to my heart. Indeed they are the stars of one of my all-time best dives.
Encounters with Grey Nurse Sharks - A diving adventureEncounters with Grey Nurse Sharks - A diving adventure
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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