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
North Twin Reef
- Site Layout:
- Sloping hard coral reef with interspersed boulders
- Diving depth:
- 5m to 22m
- Currents:
- Generally gentle
- Visibility:
- Up to 25m
- Surface:
- Very flat and sheltered with barely any current
- Site access:
- Dinghy
Usually done after dark, the dive crew has rated this site as their favourite for night dives in the area. With tank like Sponge Crabs, Giant Red Reef Crabs, Spiny Lobsters, Marble Shrimp, and both Spearing and Peacock Mantis Shrimps, crustaceans are very well represented here. Also seen here are numerous Nudibranchs, including the elusive (especially in the Andaman Sea) Spanish Dancer. There is also the chance of Kuhl's Rays, White Tip Reef Shark, and maybe even a Ribbon Eel. All this on a gently sloping, pristine Acropora Coral Reef is a perfect way to end a days diving in Burma.
Select other Burma Dive Sites you can see on your liveaboard trip.
- Black Rock
- Macca Tee
- MacLeod Bay
- North Twin Pinnacles
- 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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