Tauchplatz
German Channel
Rock Islands, Palau
- Typische Tiefe
- 18 m
- Typ
- Pelagisch
- Niveau
- Intermediate
Notizen
Manta ray cleaning station.
Meereslebewesen
- Rays
- reef manta (year-round, peak Dec–Apr), eagle ray, occasional oceanic manta
- Sharks
- grey reef shark, whitetip reef shark
- Turtles
- hawksbill, green
- Pelagics
- barracuda, giant trevally
- Reef fish
- cleaner wrasse, moorish idol, triggerfish
Eigenschaften
- Cleaning Station
- Manta Aggregation
- Channel
- Sandy Bottom
- Tide-Dependent
- UNESCO Rock Islands
Beste Zeit
- Ideal
- Nov–May
- Vermeiden
- Jun–Aug
Sandy channel cut between Ngemelis and Ngercheu — manta rays queue at two cleaning stations on the outgoing tide year-round, with the densest action Dec–Apr when plankton blooms feed the channel. Aggregations of 5–10 mantas are routine, 20+ at peak. SW monsoon (Jun–Aug) brings surface chop.
Bedingungen & Zugang
- Sicht
- 15–30 m
- Wassertemperatur
- 27–30 °C
- Strömung
- Moderate
- Zugang
- Permit required
- Mindeststufe
- Open Water; Advanced recommended for the current and surface conditions
Standort
7.1333° N, 134.2167° E
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