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A green and orange striped triggerfish among branching and plate hard corals on a shallow reef — Savusavu & Natewa Bay

Savusavu & Natewa Bay · Fiji · Wall · Reef

Grand Central Station

A ledge on a Namena wall that falls away for hundreds of feet

Area photo: Debra Baker · CC BY 4.0

Grand Central Station is a wall dive in the Namena Marine Reserve, where a ledge sits on top of a coral wall that falls away for hundreds of feet. Grey reef sharks and whitetips are common, and hammerhead sharks pass now and then.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Grand Central Station: typical dive to 27 m (to 90 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit27 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 40 m (130 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

No published position for this site — the map shows Savusavu & Natewa Bay and its other sites; operators know the mooring.

The dive

Divers descend to a ledge at about 27 m (90 ft) on top of a massive coral wall that plunges hundreds of feet below. The site takes its name from the fish that gather here to feed, from damselfish, parrotfish and bigeye jacks to grouper and surgeonfish. The wall lies close to the ocean deep, so tuna, barracuda and many grey reef sharks and whitetips work it, and once in a while hammerhead sharks come by.

Marine life and season

  • Reef sharks
  • Hammerheads
  • Barracuda
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Season follows Savusavu & Natewa Bay: Diving runs all year with no peak month: the wet months bring calm, warm water and the trade-wind months bring chop but very good visibility.

Dive videos

Grand Central Station Fiji · MantisDivers on YouTube

Sources

  1. Liveaboard Diving in Namena Marine Reserve — liveaboard.com
  2. Oia diving Fiji — National Geographic

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