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
Ko Chi
- Site Layout:
- Gently sloping fringing hard coral reef and granite boulders
- Diving depth:
- Surface to 25m
- Currents:
- Can be strong, though drifting is the norm here
- Visibility:
- Up to 30m
- Surface:
- North East of Ko Surin Neua, almost always calm and sheltered
- Site access:
- Dinghy or MV Philkade depending when the site is dived
Dive sites on both the north and east sides of this small rocky island can bear fruit, and the choice of the two is dependant upon the days prevailing current. The shallower areas of the site are mainly Staghorn or Table Acropora corals, while the deeper areas are gently sloping and/or scattered boulders. Around these you are likely to see Great Barracuda, Trevally, and Dogtooth Tuna. In the coral areas you are more likely to see Butterfly Fish and Angel Fish, though you can see Long Nose File Fish and Ribbon Eels here.
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
Return to Liveaboard Dive Sites in Surin.