Lifou · New Caledonia · Reef · Sand slope
Bouée Verte
Green and hawksbill turtles around four bommies in a row
Area photo: Pujolle · CC BY-SA 3.0
Bouée Verte lies near the channel entrance of Chateaubriand Bay, between a red and a green buoy. Four coral bommies stand in a line beside a slope, and both green and hawksbill turtles turn up on the site.
Where it is and how deep
20.9163° S, 167.2643° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The dive follows four aligned bommies, with a deep slope falling away on the left to 25 m and beyond. Green and hawksbill turtles both visit, and the bommies shelter whitemouth morays, pale brown with white dots, along with semicircle angelfish and crimson bigeyes with black eyes.
Marine life and season
- Sea turtles
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime | Fair | Fair | Prime | Prime | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime |
Season follows Lifou: The warmest water runs from December to May; February and March bring the heaviest rain, and September is the driest month.
Sources
- Diving Lifou, a fossil atoll — Divernet
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