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I'm surprised to see dives deeper than 90m there, as there is law that you can't do that. I worry about your dive company getting in trouble with the law.
I'm on the Blue Force One right now on an almost identical route. In fact, you were parked next to us last night. Our diving has been similar to yours.
Frankly, I think this route was oversold as far as potential for pelagic sightings. Lots of fun current, but not a ton of fish action and not very good viz. Finally hit upon a nice size group of gray reef sharks cruising a wall this morning, but otherwise been pretty meh. I certainly wouldn't come here from the US vs going to Socorro or Cocos or Galapagos if you want sharks. If you want mantas or whale sharks, save yourself the cost of the domestic ticket and do the central atolls instead. If you want pretty coral and reef fish and great viz, go the Egypt. I will say it's been nice having very few other divers on the sites, though.
Only 3 dives/day? Is the diving via tender boat? Even then, some operators in other destinations do 4 dives/day. Wonder why only 3? Is that common for Maldives live-aboards?
How prevalent is reef hook use in Maldives diving? It's my understanding it's prevalent in Palau; hadn't heard about Maldives.
I've previously warned Dan that his coiled wire hook was a poor choice, since unlike a traditional 4mm cord the wire has no give and fatigues. With a cord you can see its wear.