Mauritius

Gerald Rambert · Issue 35, Mar/Apr 2007 · pp. 34–36

Products mentioned: Nikon D70, Seacam housing, Nikon 105mm, Nikon 12-24mm, Fisheye Nikon 10.5mm, Sb 800, Canon Powershot A95, Inon Z220, Inon Fisheye

enough to have the Mauritius Marine Conservation Society who has been working for many years on sinking boats to create artificial reefs. One of the first wrecks sunk in Mauritius known as “Tug 2” off the west coast is a very good example of how such projects attract fish and other animals. As its name says, it is a little tugboat, 19 meters long, lying on the sand at 20 meters. Surrounded by a sandy seabed, you wonder how on earth so many fish found it. But they have, and now on Tug 2 you can find nearly all the species of scorpionfish in Mauritius, going from the leaf fish to the very rare Rhinopias also called Mauritian weedy scorpionfish, unique to Mauritius. Another good example of an artificial reef is the wreck of the (Above) Rhinopias Eschmeyeri – Nikon D70 in Seacam housing- Nikon 105 mm - Iso 200 – Sb 800 in Seacam housing – 1/250 @ f8 (Top right) Diver with a turtle inside a p…