Odyssey Expeditions: "Pristine remote reefs at Rowley Shoals, north west Western Australia.", Oct, 2024,by Phil Johnston, Bayswater, AU (![]() |
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Rowley Shoals is a set of atolls 330 kilometers from Broome, an 18 hour steam at Odyssey's 10 knots. The Shoals are generally dived only during October / early November due to generally unfavorable weather the rest of the year - Western Australia's coast is notoriously windy. Only 2 of the 3 main atolls (Clerke & Mermaid) were dived, with only a handful of operators visiting this area you will generally have the place to yourself. As would be expected for a large area visited by only 300-400 divers per year, & with little recreational fishing pressures, both Atolls are very unspoiled. People I had met who had dived Rowley Shoals spoke glowingly of exceptional visibility but this was not quite my experience.....be ... Subscribe to get the full story. ![]() |
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Websites | Odyssey Expeditions | ||
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Dive Experience | Over 1000 dives | ||
Where else diving | Australia, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Indonesia (Bali, Komodo, Rajah Ampat, Lembeh, Manado, Ambon) Cocos Islands, Mexico (Cozumel & Soccorros) Tonga, Galapagos, Tahiti, Maldives, Mozambique, Bahamas, Red Sea, Roatan, Philippines, Hawaii (Kona, Maui) | ||
Closest Airport | Broome | Getting There | I flew to Broome via Perth. It is called an international airport but not sure how many direct flights there are to Broome. |
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Weather | sunny, dry | Seas | calm |
Water Temp | 26-27°C / 79-81°F | Wetsuit Thickness | |
Water Visibility | 10-18 M / 33-59 Ft | ||
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Dive own profile | no | ||
Enforced diving restrictions | The usual - no deco diving, return with minimum of 50 bar or complete dive at 50 minutes, no solo diving. | ||
Liveaboard? | yes | Nitrox Available? | no |
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Sharks | Lots | Mantas | 1 or 2 |
Dolphins | 1 or 2 | Whale Sharks | None |
Turtles | 1 or 2 | Whales | None |
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No dedicated station on the dive deck for underwater photographers, battery charging was done in passenger cabins, & then only with a 4-ou ... Subscribe to get the full story. ![]() |
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