Cabbage Tree Island Trawler
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About this site
Cabbage Tree Island lies off Port Stephens on the New South Wales coast, north of Sydney, in an area known for its granite headlands and offshore islets. The waters around the island are part of a nature reserve, and dive sites nearby are typically reached by boat from Port Stephens. The Cabbage Tree Island Trawler sits over a reef bottom at a maximum depth of around 12 metres and is considered a beginner dive. Divers have also reported grouper and pipefish around the site.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
PipefishPipefishReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
Bigeye SnapperLutjanus lutjanusReported here · unconfirmed
Great White SharkCarcharodon carchariasReported here · unconfirmed
Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucasReported here · unconfirmed- Southern Bluefin TunaThunnus maccoyiiReported here · unconfirmed
Spotted WobbegongOrectolobus maculatusReported here · unconfirmed
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