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06/08/2007: "CONTINENTAL SHELF DIVE"

Diving on the weather side of northern reefs is virtually diving on the edge of the continental shelf. The bottom drops away steeply in places, as shown here, into thousands of feet. Below us this day some 200 feet down was a huge bull shark which was more interested in staying deep.

(This picture was taken at North Horn, Osprey Reef. I'm including it here, with Great Detached Reef pictures as there are deep water similarities).