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Blue Corner

"Same Corner, Different Dive!"

     When divers think of Blue Corner they think of sharks, schools of barracuda, and swirling groups of jacks, plus the potential for sighting the rare pelagics such as marlin, tuna and sailfish.
     This is what has made Palau's Blue Corner famous, but there is another side of the Blue Corner that is just as rare and beautiful that divers seldom see. It's the same Blue Corner, just a different perspective.
     Blue Corner can be dived from one of two sides of the massive outcropping that looms up from the abyss. The corner is so large that divers never really see the actual tip, unless they view it from the air. Once they see it from the air, they realize there is no other name that will do it justice.
     Which side of the corner you dive on is totally dependent on what the current is doing. The south side is known as the incoming current side, and the north side is the outgoing current side. The south side of Blue Corner is a spectacular wall that is seldom seen when divers are looking off into the blue to view the sharks and the barracuda. The wall is home to a variety of magnificent sea fans plus an abundance of pastel colored soft corals.
      Amidst all this can be found numerous coral overhangs sporting branches of black coral shrimp at about 3cm long. These tiny creatures remain hidden and have a commensal relationship with the black coral. With patience and careful observation, a diver can be lucky enough to sight one. You might find it carrying eggs. They make excellent photographic subjects, and are just one of the many creatures that can be found among the forest of sea fans and soft corals.
     If you're thinking that you have to choose between the two sides, the good news is that both sides of the corner spectacular macro photo opportunities and inevitably, both sides lead to sharks. The bad news is.....you only have 36 exposures in your roll of film!

Story and Photo by Bert Yates
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