Annie's Bommie

Annie's Bommie is a submerged reef dive site in the Somosomo Strait, Fiji, characterised by several large conical pinnacles rising from the seabed that divers can weave between. Rather than presenting a dramatic wall, the site consists of big bommies topped with soft and hard corals, including opal bubble coral, with nooks and crannies throughout that reward close inspection.

Marine life at Annie's Bommie includes schools of fusiliers, basslets, anthias, and jack trevally, along with moray eels protruding from sheltered holes, occasional leopard sharks resting on the bottom, blue-spotted rays, stingrays, and pipefish. Nudibranchs and gobies are found by divers who take time to explore the sheltered spaces between pinnacles.

Current is the defining factor here: without it the site is colourful and pleasant, but when the current runs strongly it drives an intense display of soft coral colour and floral richness across the bommies. The site is best dived between May and November and is protected by Taveuni Island. Strong current is the primary hazard, and the site is rated for advanced divers.