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Freediving (or free-diving) is a form of underwater diving that relies on a diver's ability to hold his or her breath until resurfacing rather than on the use of a breathing apparatus such as scuba gear. Freediving equipment often differs from Scuba Diving and Snorkelling equipment in its design and materials.
Some freediving gear works well for other water sports, such as freediving masks and bi-fins. Other freediving equipment, such as monofins, work only for freediving.
Remember, that no equipment is mandatory for freediving, but some gear may be needed for specific freediving disciplines, or for diver comfort. The Scuba Doctor has available a wide range of masks, fins, suits, computers and other equipment designed to cater to the special needs of freedivers.
Minerva Reef
Reef Dive |
Boat access
Depth: 3 m (9.84 ft) to 5 m (16 ft)
Level: Open Water and beyond.
Minerva Reef is a limestone reef which is a nice shallow shore dive, great for beginners, located east of Portland, in Portland Bay (aka Henty Bay) on Victoria's Discovery Coast. A variety of marine life populates this area, as well as fossilised sharks teeth.
This area is frequented by boats, so please make sure you display your dive flag in this area.
Minerva Reef is accessed by boat from the Portland Harbour, Lee Breakwater Road North Ramp or the Portland Harbour, Lee Breakwater Road South Ramp.
Best dived in good conditions with a low swell with light north or northerly winds. See WillyWeather (Portland North) as a guide for the tide times and the height of the tide.
{{southern-ocean-warning}}Divers have the opportunity to catch Abalone at this dive site. Remember your catch bag, legal abalone tool, current Victorian Recreational Fishing Licence, and abalone measure. Please abide by all current fishing regulations if you intend to catch abalone.
See article-catching-abalone for practical abalone hunting advice from The Scuba Doctor, plus melbourne-abalone-dives for a list of other Abalone dive sites near Melbourne.
Traditional Owners — This dive site is in the traditional Country of the Gunditjmara people of far south-western Victoria which continues over the state border into a small part of south-east South Australia and is bordered by the Glenelg River to the west and the Wannon River in the north. This truly ancient Country extends 100 metres out to sea from low tide and also includes Deen Maar (aka Lady Julia Percy Island) where the Gunditjmara believe the spirits of their dead travel to wait to be reborn. We wish to acknowledge the Gunditjmara as Traditional Owners. We pay respect to their Ancestors and their Elders, past, present and emerging.
Minerva Reef Location Map
Latitude: 38° 17.110′ S (38.285167° S / 38° 17′ 6.6″ S)
Longitude: 141° 40.360′ E (141.672667° E / 141° 40′ 21.6″ E)
Datum: WGS84 |
Google Map
Added: 2021-07-04 07:07:20 GMT, Last updated: 2022-05-23 18:49:14 GMT
Source: Marine Life Network
Nearest Neighbour: Nargra Reef, 2,721 m, bearing 220°, SW
Portland Bay, Discovery Coast.
Depth: 3 to 5 m.
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