Hidden Gems at Mala Pier

   Oh it's good to be back scuba diving on Maui! Shortly after landing we grabbed scuba tanks from our favorite dive shop Maui Dreams. One of our first dives was a beautiful mid day at the old Mala Pier. It is an easy shore dive through the reef covered submerged wreckage of the old concrete pier. The reef habitat has brought in an amazing amount of sea life. There are resident white tip reef sharks and often sea turtles hiding among the overhanging wreckage.

  It was a beautiful day and lots of divers and snorkelers were out and about. We even ran into our friend Drew underwater, who pointed out a rare gloomy nudibranch.

  Turtles were the star of the show here at Mala today. We had many close encounters with many young turtles. At one point a turtle almost swam into my camera! Big schools of fish hung near the outskirts of the reef and Heidi found a beautiful frog fish camouflaging in with the finger coral. This has got to be one of the best dives for underwater photography here on Maui.


Frog Fish!
Trumpetfish



White Tip Reef Shark

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