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Snorkellers can explore three distinct areas: Welcome Bay — the sheltered, family-friendly beach right off the jetty with calm waters and frequent green sea turtles; Nudey Beach — a 15-minute rainforest walk south, consistently voted Australia's #1 beach, with granite boulders and a sloping fringing reef teeming with butterflyfish, snapper, and blue-spotted rays; and Little Fitzroy Island \u002F Shark Fin Bay — accessible by guided snorkel safari or a long swim, offering the richest coral cover and the chance to see giant clams, Moorish idols, and small reef sharks. 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