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Port Franklin Reef

Victoria, Australia
Depth
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49ft
Visibility
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8ft - 25ft
Entry
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boat
Experience Level
Beginner

About Port Franklin Reef

Reef extending out several hundred metres perpendicularly from the shoreline of Portsea Points of interest:Good sized fish Blue throated wrasse, leatherjackets, occasional large rays and sizeable octopus old bottles are common as this area was busy with shipping earlier last century Can be dived as a drift on flood or ebb tide as well as a slack water dive On a flood tide drift eastward from the Portsea pier side across the reef, on an ebb drift from the western side of the reef towards the pier Varying marine life that changes with the seasons

Port Franklin Reef Dive Info: Key Characteristics and Details

Unit Settings

Terrain and Features: Rock, Wall, Drift
Entry Type:Boat
Max Depth:15m
Visibility Range:3m - 8m
Experience Level:Beginner
Best Gas:21% O2

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