LIVEABOARD DIVING IN Tasmania

Tasmania, known colloquially as “Tassie”, is an island state in Australia whose capital city is Hobart. The island of Tasmania is located 240km/150mi to the south of the Australian mainland, separated from it by the by Bass Strait. Tasmania is the 26th largest island in the world, with an area of 64,519 square kilometers/24,911 square miles. The island is surrounded by the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and there are also 334 smaller islands around Tasmania. Almost 45% of Tasmania consists of nature and marine reserves, national parks, and World Heritage Sites. Much of Tasmania is still densely forested, and there are many rivers. The island is a hot spot for diversity and uniqueness. The Tasmanian devil, the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world, is now only found in the wild in Tasmania. The crystal-clear waters surrounding Tasmania boast abundant and diverse marine life, including the smallest squid in the world (only 2cm/0.8in), tiny nudibranchs, small colorful reef fish, large pelagics, and enormous whale sharks. With more than 5,000km/3,107mi of coastline, there is no shortage of easily accessible world-class dive sites suitable for divers of all levels of experience. Some of the most popular dive sites around Tasmania include the famous Waterfall Bay Caves, the historic wreck of the SS Nord, the Giant Kelp Forest, Ship’s Graveyard at Betsey Island, and the dive spots at Bruny Island and the Tinderbox Marine Reserve.