Sloping Island Kelp Forest
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About this site
Sloping Island lies off the southeast coast of Tasmania, near the Tasman Peninsula and Frederick Henry Bay area, where kelp forests grow along the island's sloping underwater terrain. The dive here is rated as suitable for beginners, making it an accessible option in these waters. Divers have reported broadnose sevengill sharks, gummy sharks, school sharks, spiny dogfish, and southern sand and tiger flathead around the site.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Spiny DogfishSqualus acanthiasReported here · unconfirmed
Southern Sand FlatheadPlatycephalus bassensisReported here · unconfirmed
Broadnose Sevengill SharkNotorynchus cepedianusReported here · unconfirmed
Gummy SharkMustelus antarcticusReported here · unconfirmed
School SharkGaleorhinus galeusReported here · unconfirmed
Tiger FlatheadPlatycephalus richardsoniReported here · unconfirmed
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