Admiralty Island dive sites are very well known for the large number of different species of nudibranchs and Spanish dancers along with the variety of tropical and temperate water marine life.

Noddy Island

Named after the Noddy Turns that rest on the island. There are two main dives and both go down either side of the island. Depths range from 10 to 20m and your dive can be multi-leveled next to the wall of the island to extend your bottom time.
Common Species- Mosaic Moray, Freckled Porcupine fish, 

Rare/Interesting Species- High Tailed Shrimp, Wide-Barred Clownfish on fluorescent anemone, Elegant Wrasse

 

The Eye of Roach

Boat anchors in 8m.The dive begins towards the Point of Roach Island before following the reef out into the channel. Spot the resident Green Turtle. Lots of small sea fans, purple and orange bryo zoans. Small squat lobsters and grey coral gobies in the hard corals if you have keen eyesight. Saddled Rock Cod, and occasionally large Painted Crayfish. Maximum depth 17m.

 

Sugarloaf Island

Series of alcoves that cut into the island. Beautiful Dendronephthya soft corals. Large schools of Silver Drummer, Knifefish and occasionally huge schools of Garfish. Depth ranges from 5m to 16m.The rare Flame Hawkefish has been spotted by one observant local diver. Large solitary kingies are often seen here as are two Black Cod, one probably in excess of 50 kilos.

Rare/Interesting Species- Flagtail Blanquillo, Mustard Shrimp

 

Tenth of June Bombora

Vertical pinnacle of reef rising from 18m to 7m.This site can be circumnavigated quiet easily, allowing time to proceed over to the boulders near the island.
Beautiful and varied dive.
A must do dive at the Admiralty Islands. Spanish Dancer haven, Blue Angelfish, Green Jobfish, and Japanese Boarfish are some of the rare species that are regularly seen here. Look for Tricolour Basselets and Round-Backed Coral Crabs on top of the pinnacle.

 

10^th of June Deep

Large plateau reef in 20m with cracks running through it. This reef drops 30ft to the seafloor in a wall of soft corals, gorgonians and black coral trees. Follow this wall along in 30m and pass through huge canyons, tunnels and swim thrus. A reliable place to see huge Black Cod, Harlequin Tuskfish (with its blue teeth) and Long Nosed Butterflyfish.

 

Flat rock

Spectacular site that can be dived from 12 to 24m.Fish life when the current is running is staggering with Kingfish, Big-Eyed Trevally, Unicornfish, Surgeonfish, Knifefish and Rainbow Runners. Don’t forget to keep your eyes on the reef wall as you may spy Great Barrier Reef Anemone fish, rare Nudibranchs such as the Elegant Tritoniopsis, and Christmas Tree Black Corals.

 

North Rock (North Rock Close and North Rock Deep)

Depth 18 to35m

This site can be done separately or together, depending on the swell and current. One of Lord Howe Island’s premier dives.

To dive here is an exceptional and lucky experience. Very exposed and prone to strong currents, both these factors lead to great fish-life, soft coral growth and large black coral trees.

Descend down the anchor line at North Rock Close into a large ampitheatre next to a coral pinnacle and be surrounded by schools of Southern Fusiliers, Violet Sweep and Trevally. Swim to the south to North Rock Deep past Spangled Emperors, curious Amberjack and cute Clown Triggerfish.

North Rock Deep starts at a raised reef that you can go over, past bright purple and pink soft-corals or for those in the know the reef can be navigated via a series of tunnels and swim-thrus that split the reef.

If you don’t come face to face with a 6ft Black-cod the swim thrus will bring you to a bowl shaped reef that grows yellow soft corals and houses schools of Yellow Striped Goatfish, immense Kingfish and Galapagos Whaler Sharks. Once over the lip of the bowl, if you go a bit further to a twin pair of Black-Coral Trees there is a school of Tri-Coloured Basselets that numbers upward of 50