Giant trevally
Swimming, Snorkeling and Diving to See and Watch the Giant trevally
The Giant trevally has an average height of 1 meter but can reach 1m70. The body of the Carangue has an oval shape. The head is strongly convex with a mouth with thick lips, large eyes with grey irises. The giant trevally evolves along with the drop-offs, on the outer slope of the reefs, around the dry ones and in the passes, with an established current up to 200 m deep.
Juveniles gather in schools that are sometimes compact. Adults are rather lonely or in couples.
Dive guides attract them by making a noise from the back of the throat.
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Caranx ignobilis
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Carangue grosse tête, Giant trevally
Food
The Giant trevally hunts day and night, from sunrise to sunset, from reef flats to overhangs. The juveniles commonly school.
Breeding
The Giant trevally travel long distances to reproduce in large numbers. The areas where they congregate (spawning grounds) are often located at the outer edge of fringing reefs or near reef passages. These aggregations often occur when the waters become warmer and are sometimes linked to the moon's cycle.
During spawning, each female releases thousands of eggs into the water and these are fertilized by the sperm released by the males. Fertilized eggs hatch into very small larvae that drift into the sea for periods that often exceed one month.
Dive centers
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Top Dive Fakarava
Polynesia
- Rotoava

The TopDive Dive Centre is located in two places in Fakarava, Polynesia: in the village of Rotoava, North Fakarava and in Motu Penu, Tetamanu, South Fakarava. The headquarters and main meeting point for divers before and after the dive trips is in Rotoava. Open 7 days a week, all year round, the shop on-site allows the purchase of equipment and small emergency supplies. The rental equipment is in very good condition and includes regulators with built-in computers. This TopDive training centre is a PADI 5 ***** however SSI and FFESSM/CMAS courses are also offered for beginners up to Advanced Open Water Diver level.
The trips are carried out on board aluminium diving boats adapted to the comfort and safety of the participants. Instructors and guides speak English, French, Japanese and Spanish. Two trips per day, morning and afternoon, consist of two dives each and are scheduled according to the tide. Garuae Pass, located at the northern end of Fakarava Atoll, is the largest kilometre wide pass in Polynesia with (supposedly) seven different currents running through it.
At the time of the rising tide, you will witness the incredible spectacle of a wall of sharks rising at the mouth of the pass. At the southern end of Fakarava, Tumakohua Pass is designated by UNESCO as a nature reserve of outstanding reef and ecosystem quality. Sharks can be seen during all your dives. Don't miss the marbled loaches at Fakarava, especially during the mating season! For those north of Fakarava, feel free to take a day trip south of Fakarava with 2 dives and a picnic at Motu Penu TopDive, located 5 minutes from the pass. [+]
- Sharks watching
- Dolphin watching
- fast boat
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Eleuthera Tahiti Diving Center
Polynesia
- Punaauia
 
The Eleuthera Tahiti Diving Center is located in the heart of the Marina Taina, in Tahiti, Polynesia. Open every day of the year, there are up to 4 boat departures per day with explorations and training on the ocean side at 8 a, at 10:30 a divers stay in the lagoon, which is ideal for initiations, at 2 p we go back to the ocean and at 4 p we immerse ourselves. During the week, you can dive on the site of your choice, namely on the best diving spots in Tahiti! If you are at least 4 participants, define the date of your next night dive. Birthday, honeymoon to celebrate? Contact Eleuthera Tahiti Diving Center to organize the party! You benefit from free parking, small restaurants, and shops. The transfer to and from the diving center is free depending on the location of your hotel or guesthouse.
Here you will find a friendly welcome with fresh filtered water, tea, coffee, and chocolate. The Eleuthera Tahiti Diving Center offers FFESSM and PADI courses from beginner to advanced divers as well as introductory diving courses. The center also specializes in diving for children, who are provided with equipment adapted to their body size. The shop offers a wide range of diving equipment and fittings. The rental equipment is maintained for comfort and safety and is rinsed in a chlorinated tank after each dive. The equipment stock includes aluminum compensated tanks, equipped with DIN and stirrup valves.
You choose to rent a boat and drive? How right you are! Stroll through the lagoon and out to sea, snorkel, wakeboard, or tow the buoy. Dolphin watching at sea is a great experience. Take your coastal diving license at Eleuthera Tahiti Diving Center. An essential complement, the Radio Operator's Restricted Certificate (RRC) allows you to operate on VHF stations. At the end of the season, second-hand diving equipment is on sale. [+]
- Whale Watching
- Boat rental
- Boat licence
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Pacific Blue Adventure
Polynesia
- Huahine

Pacific Blue Adventure Dive Centre is located on the quay of the main village Fare, Huahine, Polynesia, close to the airport, shops, restaurants, guesthouses, and hotels. Meet us for sea trips at 9 am and 11 am with 2 dives per day. Free transfers are made at your request, from your accommodation in Huahine to the boat, with an air-conditioned vehicle.
Interested in a private outing? Book it in advance. The Pacific Blue Adventure training center offers FFESSM, PADI, and SSI courses. Board an aluminum boat with a capacity of 12 divers. You can reach the dive sites quickly and comfortably in 10 to 30 minutes. The sites are selected according to the level of the divers, however, the reef or Avapeihi Pass is the most popular.
From August to October, take part in the humpback whale count in Polynesian waters for three afternoons per week. The briefing takes place at the Maitai Lapita bar and 10 people then board the boat for a 3-hour trip, including a nice walk along the reef.
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- Near Downtown area
- Located close to the dive sites
- Pass dives between the centers
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Top Dive Rangiroa
Polynesia
- Avatoru

The TopDive dive center is located in Rangiroa, Polynesia, on Reporepo beach next to Tiputa pass. The boat takes less than 10 minutes to get to the most beautiful spots in Polynesia. Because in the largest atoll of French Polynesia and the second-largest lagoon in the world, the dives are ranked in the Top 20 in the world. The Tiputa and Avaturu passes can be explored by drifting in a very strong current. The beautiful encounters of experienced divers with dolphins, grey sharks, hammerhead sharks, white tip sharks, blacktip sharks, and manta rays remain the unforgettable moments of Rangiroa.
You jump into the water in awe, not really knowing what you will discover. Small, quiet corners inside the lagoon allow you to try diving in the middle of a nursery of reef fish: surgeonfish, jacks, barracudas. The TopDive training center offers PADI, SSI, FFESSM, and CMAS training courses from the first dive to the Advanced Open Water Diver. Here, choose the specializations Drift Diving and Shark Diving, you won't regret it! TopDive offers nitrox diving to divers who are already certified.
Stroll from one island to another with the Top Dive Pass to discover the underwater world with advantages: pay for 10 dives and consume 11! Rangiroa is a no man's land, far from the hustle and bustle of tourism, a diving hub for the initiated. There are several fun excursions to take, including glass-bottom boat rides and a trip to the Blue Lagoon on the island of pink reefs and sand. [+]
- Hammerhead sharks Watching
- Accomodations and diving
- fast boat
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The six passengers
Polynesia
- Avatoru
    
The Six Passenger dive centre is located in Rangiroa in French Polynesia, near the Kia Ora village hotel, on the beach of Ohutu Bay. Open 7 days a week, 4 trips per day are organised, 2 in the morning, 1 in the afternoon and 1 on a "Sunset" trip to optimise the beautiful encounters in the Tiputa and Avatoru passes, depending on the different currents. The Six Passenger training centre offers CMAS, FFESSM, CEDIP/ANMP, PADI level 1 course, as well as levels 2 and 3 and Advanced Open Water Diver. Children from the age of eight are accepted for diving.
The premises include a Polynesian style building with a video room and a clubhouse with Internet access, for debriefing dives over a snack, facing Rangiroa lagoon, on the edge of the sandy beach. Located on the edge of an "hoa", this small natural channel is not navigable and offers a shelter for boats. The technical room is used to store and distribute equipment. A large wooden deck of 450m2 ending in a pontoon, allows divers to board the boats directly. It is possible to have food delivered to the club.
Embark on one of the 4 semi-rigid boats - approved for 12 people - but with only 6 divers on board for more comfort, conviviality and safety!
Explore the best spots in Polynesia: Tiputa and Avatoru pass. The Six Passenger specialises in encounters with large animals such as bottlenose dolphins, manta rays, 9 species of sharks including the famous great hammerhead, the Mokaran. Groups of up to 30 divers can be accommodated. The price of the dives includes all the diving equipment including the wetsuit. Two minibuses provide free transfers from the hotel to the club. At least one flight per day between Tahiti and Rangiroa.
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- Sharks watching
- Dolphin watching
- Eagle Rays Watching
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