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.
Dive Sites of The Surin Islands National Park
Turtle Ledges
- Site Layout:
- Gently sloping fringing hard coral reef
- Diving depth:
- 5m to 25m
- Currents:
- Can be strong
- Visibility:
- Up to 30m
- Surface:
- South of Ko Surin Tai, almost always calm and sheltered
- Site access:
- Dinghy or MV Philkade depending when the site is dived
Usually done as a sunset or night dive, this reef offers an easy drift with plenty of life. The Staghorn Corals and hard coral heads here slope gently down to a sandy bottom at an average of around 20m. Contrary to the name, turtles are rarely seen here though on an evening you will often see hunting Lion Fish and Mangrove Snapper. Many of the Gorgonian Sea Fans are rimmed with Feather Stars of all colours, while the reef will be sheltering large amounts of Parrot Fish. In the shallower areas you are likely to see large numbers of Magnificent Sea Anemones, mostly with families of Clarke's, Skunk or Western Clown Fish in them.
Select other Surin Dive Sites you can see on your liveaboard trip.
For more information on the Surin Islands, visit the Surin National Park Official Site.
To see more dive sites in Thailand, choose another area:
Thailand liveaboard - Northern Phuket dive sites
Similan Islands - Ko Bon - Ko Tachai - Richelieu Rock
Thailand liveaboard - Southern Phuket dive sites
Phi Phi Islands - Ko Haa - Hin Daeng and Hin Muang
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