Dive site: Kebun Batu - Bali West
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Tips: artificial reef, very interesting for night dives
Kebun Batu or Rock Garden is located in the next bay and is in front of
the Karang Lestari coral project. The Rock itself rises from a sandy
bottom no deeper than 18mtrs as a pinnacle or coral with a flat top at
the 4mtr mark. The base of the rock on the shore side rises in a small
coral mound to 8mtrs. The surrounding sand slopes gently up to the
beach. The rock itself is an interesting dive during the day offering a
lot of critters and small fish. But it really comes alive during the
night.
Karang Lestari is an award winning artificial reef project which
stimulates coral growth on manmade metal structures using electricity.
The process can stimulate coral growth by up to eight times the normal
rate, plus producing a healthier and stronger colony better able to
resist increased water temperatures. The frames also make for nursing
grounds for fish
Good snorkelling location
Proyek Pinyu is the local turtle project. Turtles are regular guests at
Matahari Beach Resort & Spa usually checking in for one night on the
beach where they lay their eggs before checking out again. Here at
David's Dive Sport along with the local turtle project collect the eggs
ready to be transported to a safe place where they can grow unmolested.
Turtles and their eggs are regarded as a delicacy in Bali, though
illegal nests are regularly plundered and turtles taken for meat and
religious sacrifice.
Please help stop the illegal trade in wildlife by not buying turtle products or anything taken from the wild.