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The Book Case - Gmi
The Bookcase, Great Mercury Island · Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand
EntryBoat
Max depth15 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp15–21°C
Estimated from climate dataDec–Apr
About this site
The Book Case - Gmi is a dive site near Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 15 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes dolphins, seals, lobsters, nudibranchs, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 15 to 21 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Red Rock LobsterJasus edwardsii
Deepwater BurrfishAllomycterus pilatus
Sydney OctopusOctopus tetricus- New Zealand Fur SealArctocephalus australis forsteri
Red MulletUpeneichthys lineatus
Common TriplefinForsterygion lapillum
Red MokiChirodactylus spectabilis
Short-tail StingrayBathytoshia brevicaudata
Nearby sites
- 1Sail Rock - Gmi1.3 km
- 2The Cathedral2.7 km
- 3Home Bay - Gmi2.9 km
- 4Rocky Bay - Gmi3.3 km
- 5Never Fail Rock - GMI4.3 km
- 6Coralie Bay - Gmi4.3 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org