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
St George's Rock
- Site Layout:
- Large limestone rock, part sloping reef, part wall
- Diving depth:
- Surface to 30m+
- Currents:
- Can be strong
- Visibility:
- Up to 20m
- Surface:
- Relatively sheltered, though can suffer from strong surface current
- Site access:
- Dinghy
Just off the south end of Stewart Island a small islet breaks the surface. The west side of this rock slopes steeply down to 20m+ and has lots of Hemprich's Soft Coral growth, as well as schools of Big Eye Snapper. If the current is not too strong though, we will head onto the east side where the wall drops to around 25m. Though there are less corals here, the macro life is very very good with Chromodoris and Flabellina Nudibranchs, Cleaner Pipe Fish, Orange Spot Pipe Fish, and Flatworms aplenty. There is also a swim-through from the east to the west of the island that often contains Ornate Spiny Lobsters, but this can only be attempted when both the tide is slack and there is no surface swell due to the narrow entry and exit points.
Select other Burma Dive Sites you can see on your liveaboard trip.
- Black Rock
- Macca Tee
- MacLeod Bay
- North Twin Pinnacles
- North Twin Reef
- NOT North Rock
- Sea Fan Forest
- Shark Cave
- Sharp Peak Pinnacle
- Western Rocky
For general tourist information for the Mergui Archipelago see the Official Mergui Archipelago Website.
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