Our final dive of the day took place in fairly shallow waters (max depth was only around 40-45 feet) just off of Diamond Beach (also commonly called Turtle Beach) in Onna-son. It was just a bit further north/east along the western coastline from the previous Seragaki spot, as we made our way towards the small "port" (really just a boat launch) from which we had departed. We enjoyed all of the variety of life among the reef patches & white sandy bottoms. We were escorted nearly the entire dive by at least one & at times as many as a dozen large batfish (specifically of the Ephippidae family & Platax genus, there are a few totally different fish that get commonly called "batfish"). We assume that were probably very used to dives being led by dive masters doling out chummy treats for them to nibble upon, so you'll see below that they're featured very prominently in several of our photos. One of the highlights was a white stingray that we spotted trying to disguise itself on the sandy bottom. Once he realized that we weren't being fooled by his attempt to conceal his presence, he decided to move on (which he showed us that he could do VERY quickly) but not before we managed to snap a pretty decent shot of him. We got out of the water just before 6 PM, so it was nearly dark by the time we pulled into port & called it a dive day. Thanks, Captain Dave of OkiDiving.com!
Photos from the Diamond/Turtle Beach dive:
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