Lofoten Islands · Norway · Wall
Shit Wall
Cormorant guano feeding a wall carpeted in Dahlia anemones
Photo: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Shit Wall is a steep rock face across from Nusfjord harbour where hundreds of cormorants nest. Their guano feeds the water below, and a dense carpet of Dahlia anemones covers the rock from just under the surface to almost 20 m, in colours that rival a tropical reef.
Also known as Shit Wall, Nusfjord.
Where it is and how deep
68.0354° N, 13.3477° EApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.
The dive
The south end of the wall lies deeper, and a dive started there means a swim north before reaching the best section. That part is in shallow water toward Nusfjord harbour, where the anemones cover the rock from half a metre below the surface.
Marine life and season
The sources we used don't single out particular species here.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good |
Season follows Lofoten Islands: Boats run all year; mid-June brings fresh kelp, July and August the warmest water, and September to November is the wettest stretch.
Sources
- Diving Lofoten in Norway — X-Ray Mag
- Nusfjord, Flakstad — OpenStreetMap
Photo credits
- Steep bare granite ridge dropping straight into dark calm water under a grey sky by Ximonic (Simo Räsänen), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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