Site de plongée
Mafia Island
Indian Ocean, Tanzania
- Profondeur typique
- 25 m
- Type
- Récif
- Niveau
- Intermediate
Notes
Whale shark season Oct–Mar.
Faune marine
- Rays
- manta ray, eagle ray, stingray
- Corals
- hard coral gardens, sea fans, soft corals
- Sharks
- whale shark (Oct–Mar aggregation, juveniles), whitetip reef shark, occasional blacktip
- Turtles
- green, hawksbill
- Pelagics
- giant trevally, barracuda, tuna, kingfish
- Whales & dolphins
- humpback whale (Jul–Sep passing), bottlenose dolphin
- Reef fish
- napoleon wrasse, grouper, snapper, sweetlips, schooling fusiliers
Caractéristiques du site
- Whale Shark Aggregation
- Snorkel + Dive
- Marine Park
- Channel Drift
- Reef
Quand plonger
- Idéal
- Oct–Mar
- À éviter
- Jun–Aug
Mafia Island sits off the Tanzanian coast at the mouth of the Rufiji Delta, where nutrient-rich outflow draws a seasonal aggregation of juvenile whale sharks into Kilindoni Bay Oct–Mar (peak Nov–Feb), surface-feeding on copepod blooms. Chole Bay marine park holds the general reef diving — coral gardens, walls, and channel drifts. NE monsoon (Nov–Mar) brings calm seas and warm water; SE monsoon (Jun–Sep) brings rough crossings and many operators close.
Conditions & accès
- Visibilité
- 15–30 m
- Température
- 25–29 °C
- Courant
- Moderate
- Accès
- Seasonal
- Niveau requis
- Open Water; Advanced recommended for the channel drifts
Emplacement
7.8500° S, 39.8500° E
Sources
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