The Pines Dive Site

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The Pines Dive Site
Moreton Island, Moreton Island, QLD
Travel Guide - One of the more unusual dive sites off Brisbane, The Pines is a coffee rock reef, or in other words a dirt boulder reef. Now a dirt boulder reef might not sound very exciting but cut with ledges and caves these dirt boulders are home to a surprising amount of marine life. The Pines in located on the inner side of Moreton Island and varies in depth from 3 to 30 metres. This site is a great place to see turtles, stingrays, batfish, wobbegongs, moray eels and a rich variety of reef fish and pelagic fish. But divers should also look out for unusual species like pineapplefish, leaf scorpionfish, nudibranchs, octopus, cuttlefish and pipefish. Thankful that you visited Travel Guide