| 30. CHEEDLE ROCKS | Off East Mahe |
| Availability: | December to January |
| Range: | Short |
| Suitability: | Experienced divers |
| Depths: | 15 - 25 mtr. |
| Bottom: | Granite reef with hard coral formations |
| East of Turtle Rocks, this submerged granite reef is deeply incised with gullies swim-throughs and clefts providing shelter to numerous reef fish. Being further offshore and liable to current, the area also attracts larger fish species and has abundant invertebrates; it is regularly visited by schooling Pelagics, Hawksbill turtles and Reef sharks. | |