Taveuni Island Dive Sites

Fish Factory

On the inner side of Vuna Reef is one of its best know sites, 'Fish Factory', a site that offers much for beginners and advanced divers alike.

Generally dived on a rising tide, your Fish Factory experience begins on sand in the turquoise waters near the central lagoon of Vuna Reef. Descending to 10 metres, you will find yourself hovering above the white sand floor amongst a multitude of coral bommies. If you are a more advanced diver you can descend further down the slope if you wish to achieve some depth, but in truth the best sights are to be found around the 15-20 metre mark.

Drifting with the current, you will encounter schools of damsels and anthias darting about the bommies. With a closer look, pincushion stars and a variety of nudibranchs pepper the sea bed while large moray eels grope hungrily for food.

This is great site to keep an eye out to the blue as well, as schools of pelagic fish often pass by. Barracuda, Spanish mackerel and trevally are common visitors, while whitetip reef sharks often cruise the bommies. Even pilot whales have been spotted here by some lucky souls.

As you progress through the dive, the rocky outcrops and hard corals start to dominate and eventually become the solid wall that forms most of the Vuna Reef, and it is here that the soft corals really shine. Covering the rock wall the pinks, purples, yellows and oranges of the corals are on full display as the nutrient-rich current passes by. Turtles can often be found swimming along the rock wall and blue spotted rays rest in the crevices.

Fish Factory is also a great site for snorkellers, so it truly offers something for everyone and is a wonderful glimpse into the underwater world of southern Taveuni.

Fish Factory Reef Basics: Wall diving and bommies
Depth: 10 - 25m
Visibility: 20 - 40m
Currents: Gentle
Surface conditions: Calm
Water temperature: 22 - 30°C
Experience level: Beginner - advanced
Number of dive sites: 1
Diving season: All year round
Distance: 1 km from Paradise Taveuni Resort
Access: Taveuni dive resorts

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