Whale watching around Levuka with Ovalau Watersports
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 The variety of ocean environment, the shallow protected lagoons and the depth
of the waters outside the Lomaiviti reefs, harbor not only the most diverse dive sites
they are also an ideal environment for large marine live. There are several pods
of pilot whales and dolphins that inhabit those waters, as well as other
species that migrate through, or here on yearly migratory patterns. |
 Spinner dolphins are the most common dolphin species in Fiji. They are often very playful and often game boats
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 Humpbacks
are seen usually only during the winter season July to October. They travel from
arctic waters to tropical waters for calving and mating. They are often
curios to their surroundings and approach and swim around boats.In case of the Humpback whale and some other large whales, photos of the underside of the fluke, with their individual shape and pattern, are used to ID, name and catalogue the whales. Other whale species are identified by the shape of their dorsal fin. Also helpful for identification are distinguished marks such as scars or injuries. |