Pufferfish contain tetrodotoxin, a substance that makes them foul tasting and often lethal to fish. To humans, tetrodotoxin is deadly, up to 1,200 times more poisonous than cyanide. There is enough toxin in one pufferfish to kill 30 adult humans, and there is no known antidote.
Liveaboard Diving in the Andaman Islands
Narcondam Island
- Site Layout:
- Fringing coral reef
- Diving depth:
- Surface to 30m+
- Currents:
- Irregular and often strong
- Visibility:
- Generally very good, averaging around 25m
- Surface:
- Depends where you are on the island and when. From flat to choppy!
- Site access:
- Normally dinghy
Another volcano, but this time less-active, Narcondam Island was put on the diving map by diving pioneer Jacque Cousteau who was the first to dive in these waters, describing "a wonderous realm of stunning marine life and coral reefs". This island provides the most remote diving of the cruise so expect rich untouched coral formations as well as spectacular rocky drop-offs. And like Barren Island, the deep surrounding waters bring in the pelagics with Eagle Rays, Manta Rays, Jacks, and Tunas being seen here in the past as well as huge Groupers and Potato Cods. But even without the big stuff, numerous Surgeon Fish, Fusiliers, Wrasse, Snappers, Angel Fish, Parrot Fish and Sweetlips dwell amongst the spectacular canyons, mass of white sponges, large sea fans, barrel sponges and steeply sloping coral ridges.
Select other Andaman Island Dive Sites you can see on your liveaboard trip.
- Barren Island
- Campbell Shoal
- Invisible Bank : Flat Rock
- Lighthouse Point
- Minerva Ledge
- Neil's Pride
- North Button Island
- North Cinque Island
- Passage Island : Fish Rock
- South Button Island
For general tourist information and history on the Andaman Islands see the Andaman Islands Website.
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