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Top Dive, Dec, 2005, by peter joseph, ca, United States . Report 2525.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Top Dive in Moorea is destroying the coral reef with their anchor! Rather than hire a skipper to man the boat during the dive, they throw out an anchor which I saw grab a large staghorn coral. During a swell, is snapped off a large piece. When I mentioned this after the dive, the guide rudely said "What do you want me to do,eh? Lose the boat?" The guides also dove with fish heads tucked into their BC's to feed the reef sharks. This seems like a dangerous stunt to please the tourists. The coral we saw on Moorea was nothing to write home about. the operators should be censured for damaging the reef. We would never go back to Moorea. The other Top Dive operation we did enjoy was in Rangiroa, where they were very professional and adequately staffed. Taputa Pass is a wild ride!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	[Unspecified]
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	0-0°F / -18--18°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	0-0 Ft/ 0-0 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Top Dive in French Polynesia/moorea

Top Dive, Dec, 2005,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Top Dive in
French Polynesia/moorea