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Black Rock is a remote underwater pinnacle in Myanmar's Mergui Archipelago, widely considered the most popular dive site in Burmese waters. The site is a wall dive on rocky terrain, with colorful soft corals, anemone fields, and large gorgonian fans covering the structure from the shallows down to a maximum depth of 29 metres, with an optimum range of 5 to 30 metres.
The pinnacle rewards both macro and wide-angle divers. Harlequin shrimp, ghost pipefish, and frogfish occupy the many crevices and overhangs, while seahorses are found nearer the base. Schools of trevally and barracuda patrol the surrounding water, and manta rays and whale sharks pass through regularly.
Conditions run from moderate to strong current, and visibility is typically 20 to 30 metres. The site is rated intermediate and is accessed by liveaboard, with multiple dives often made here to cover the full extent of the pinnacle.
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Manta rayManta rayConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
Ghost pipefishGhost pipefishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SnapperSnapperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Whale SharkRhincodon typusConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Harlequin ShrimpHymenocera pictaReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TunaTunaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Leopard / zebra sharkLeopard / zebra sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Nurse sharkNurse sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
SquidSquidReported here · unconfirmed
Mantis shrimpMantis shrimpReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
FrogfishFrogfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SeahorseSeahorseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TrevallyTrevallyConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
OctopusOctopusConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ScorpionfishScorpionfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
FusilierFusilierConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
ClownfishClownfishReported here · unconfirmed
StonefishStonefishReported here · unconfirmedDurable tips from divers — access, hazards, marine life, facilities. For day-of conditions, use the report tool in the conditions card above.
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