MOTUKAWANUI ISLAND

Black Spot Goatfish
Largest of the Cavalli Islands, 5km east of Matauri Bay, NORTHLAND
Depth: 0-25m
There is always somewhere to dive around this island. On the eastern side deep reefs and steep dropoffs with big fish schools are common. Usually a few crayfish, both red and packhorse in the cracks. About halfway down the western side is a little bay known as Nursery Bay with large numbers of juvenile fish of a dozen varieties. Loads of invertebrates including banded coral shrimps. Good snorkelling in the quiet bays.