Big Fish Country
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About this site
Big Fish Country is a dive site off Maratua Island, part of the Derawan archipelago in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, near the Sulawesi Sea. The site sits along the island's outer reef edge, an area known for pelagic activity in the surrounding channel waters. It reaches a maximum depth of around 28.3 metres and is rated an intermediate dive, with strong current a defining feature of the site.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydasObserved near here · iNaturalist
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisObserved near here · iNaturalist
Clown TriggerfishBalistoides conspicillumObserved near here · iNaturalist
Papuan Spotted JellyMastigias papuaObserved near here · iNaturalist
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