Fifteen minutes boat ride from Putney Beach is Bald Rock. The underwater scenery consists of a mixtue of black coral trees, areas of flat plate coral, rather large tube sponges, sea whips and organ pipe corals, lots of surgeon, bat and smaller tropical fish dominate waters surrounding Bald Rock.
 

Wobbygong sharks lay about the sand while green turtles can be found hiding in among ledges and smaller overhangs of coral. The water in this area is approx. 16 metres deep, therefore some time can be spent fossicking about for smaller life and many multi-coloured nudibranches that frequent Bald Rock.

On the south-western tip of Halfway Island is an extremely healthy coral garden in about 7 metres of protected water. Dominating are staghorn corals, most interesting in structure and design; living in complete safety among the branches is a large population of fish from the smaller tropicals to larger angels and parrot fish.

For close up subjects, Halfway Island is loaded with nudibranches, tubeworms, very small feather stars and a number of spectacular terebella worms. Some sea snakes live in the area and can be seen generally under platforms of circular plate corals. Halfway Island dive site is only 10 minutes boating time from Putney Beach and a good dive location even if weather turned for the worse.

A good shallow reef for student divers on the first outing or two; depth is approximately 10 metres and water generally clear. Once again, this reef is dominated by staghorn and circular plate coral; there are also some sea fans and a number of colourful soft corals grow in small clumps here and there. Again sea snakes are prevalent as on other reefs throughout the Keppels and usually small colourful tropicals are to be found hiding in among coral growth.

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