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 Burma
Macca Tee (McCarthy)
- Site Layout:
- Limestone boulders and canyons, great for macro
- Diving depth:
- Surface to 30m+
- Currents:
- Moderate
- Visibility:
- Around 20m
- Surface:
- Generally relatively flat through the season. Surface currents can be strong
- Site access:
- Dinghy
Named after a long and confusing conversation with our captain trying to discover the whereabouts of this mysterious dive site, Macca Tee has become a very popular site if large waves cause problems on the 'Twins'. To the south of McCarthy (Macca Tee) Island, this large rock and canyon provide some very interesting diving. The scenery itself is fascinating here as the limestone islands have collapsed over the millennia leaving a rubble field between the rock and island. Between these rocks you will often find Oriental, Andaman, and Silver Sweetlips as well as Brown Marbled Grouper. Again, a great macro site with Orange Spot Pipefish and Nudibranchs in all areas.
Select other Burma Dive Sites you can see on your liveaboard trip.
- Black Rock
- MacLeod Bay
- North Twin Pinnacles
- North Twin Reef
- NOT North Rock
- Sea Fan Forest
- Shark Cave
- Sharp Peak Pinnacle
- St George's Rock
- Western Rocky
For general tourist information for the Mergui Archipelago see the Official Mergui Archipelago Website.
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