This guide book will introduce you to the vast majority of scuba diving and Shipwrecks sites along the northern New South Wales coastline. The north coast of New South Wales, per kilometre is probably one of the most varied for scuba diving in Australia. To the north of the state are warm sub-tropical waters with colourful tropical and southern fish life intermingling with beautiful undersea corals and sponge gardens. This divers guide begins at Sydney's North Head and follows the coastline northward to Byron Bay a beautiful holiday seaside township situated at the northern tip of New South Wales.
The book describes hundreds of underwater reef location as well as many safe diveable shipwrecks. Locations in the book are: Sydney North - Terrigal - Norah Head - Swansea Newcastle - Port Stephens Seal Rocks - Forster Camden Haven - Port Macquarie - Lord Howe Island - South West Rocks - Coffs Harbour - Mullaway Brooms Head - Ballina - Byron Bay. Diving into clear waters one enters a world of beauty and wonder like no other on sea or land. Each dive site is a little different from the one before. There are archways, breathtaking drop offs, forests of sea whips, caves and tunnels, overhanging terraces and boulder strewn rocky reefs covered with a bizarre and fascinating range of fixed sea life. Sponges and southern corals are the master builders, but the lords of the reefs are the fishes. They are its moving dominate form of life, the most highly developed, the most aggressive and even in these vibrant surroundings the most colourful.
This book comes with a C/D featuring all scuba locations not in the book and GPS co-ordinates of shipwrecks, also has a Showcase of 50 slides from the Pacific, Great Barrier Reef and Southern Waters.
Scuba Dive Sites in Book: 211, some with GPS coordinates on C/D.
Shipwrecks in Book: 116, some with GPS co-ordinates on C/D.