MALAK

Wiped out

Not much observation is needed to figure out that Thulusdhoo is mostly marketed as a surfing destination. More than 70% of their tourist population is made up of surfurs coming from all over the world to catch the waves at the internationally reknowned spot located here, known as cokes.

Snorkling revealed that the shallows of thulusdhoo are thriving with life. Small reef fish were abundant, sheltering within the crevices of the coastal rock formations.

Something which really intruiged me.. was that small corals were also observed in the area, possibly having established themselves after being carried in and deposited onto the rocks by incoming ocean waves and tidal movements? Still, observing natural life reintegrating itself on artificial man made structures despite its origins deteriorating. Says a lot about the circle of life.

Some of the fish observed were,

Six bar wrasse

Moorish idol

Butterfly fish

Yellow goat fish

IndoPacific sergeant fish

Sapphire Damselfish

Powder Blue Tang

Convict Tang

This semester takes us to K. Thulusdhoo.

Some Initial Studies done on the island