Mike's Mooring at Split Solitary Island

Split Solitary, The southern edge of Coral Reef

On the south western corner of Split Solitary Island is Mike's Mooring, Situated in the middle of a wall running south-east to north-west.
The Divesite is an easy one to navigate providing you keep the wall in site, which has the top at 8-10 metres and the bottom in 16 metres
Split Solitary is a divesite that can be amazing, with extensive Coral gardens of Plate coral, more than the Great Barrier Reef. This site hides a lot of macro life. Nudibranchs are common sightings. Rare fish are often found here.

The mooring is located on the side of a 12-14 metre reef, with an open gutter area on it's south western side.
The divesite can get to 18 metres deep off the edge of the coral covered rocky platform and usually the walls of the platform hide the interesting animals. not as prolific with big fish compared to South Solitary, with usually poorer visibility, but on it's day, Split Solitary can be a lovely dive.

What you'll see at Split Solitary's Mike's Mooring..

What you see on most dives! (Click the picture for a larger view. Click the name for additional information.)
Blue Gropers	Sweep	Goatfish	Hawkfish	Sea Star	Pomfreds
Gorgonian Coral	Morwong	Old Wife's	Tarwhine	Surgeonfish	Stripeys
Flutemouth's	Hulafish	Egg Cowry	Wobbygong	Sergeant Baker	Moray Eels

What you might see, if you're lucky! (Click the picture for a larger view. Click the name for additional information.)
Lionfish	Blue Angelfish	Eastern Blue Devilfish	Turtles	Bullrays	Eagle Rays
Cuttlefish	Mantis Shrimp	Spanish Dancer	Grey Nurse Sharks	Nudibranch	Bannerfish

Hazards or Dangers

Currents: No current usually, an ideal site for the first dive in the area, as it is an easy dive.
Be careful with your navigation this area has been known to get people lost! The visibility at Split Solitary is not always good, hence this problem.
Navigation tip! If you are getting deeper, maybe you are moving away from the island!
Mike's Mooring is usually a good mooring in days with North easterly sea breezes, because is allows for protection behind the island.

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