- Type
- Pelagic
- Typical depth
- 18 m
- Level
- Intermediate
- Visibility
- 15–30 m
- Water temp
- 27–30 °C
- Current
- Moderate
- Access
- Permit required
- Min cert
- Open Water
- Cleaning Station
- Manta Aggregation
- Channel
- Sandy Bottom
- Tide-Dependent
- UNESCO Rock Islands
When to dive
BestAvoidOK
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.
7.1333° N, 134.2167° E
Notes
Manta ray cleaning station.
Marine life
- 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
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