Bualo
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About this site
Bualo is a dive site near Manadotua island, within the Bunaken Kepulauan area off the Manado coast of North Sulawesi, Indonesia. This part of the Bunaken National Park region sits within the Coral Triangle, with sites reached by short boat rides from Manado or nearby dive resorts. Bualo is rated a beginner dive.
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 mydasReported here · unconfirmed
Small Giant ClamTridacna maximaReported here · unconfirmed
Boring Giant ClamTridacna croceaReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Pyramid ButterflyfishHemitaurichthys polylepisReported here · unconfirmed
Anna's ChromodorisChromodoris annaeReported here · unconfirmed
Seastar ShrimpZenopontonia sororReported here · unconfirmed
Fluted Giant ClamTridacna squamosaReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Loch's ChromodorisChromodoris lochiObserved near here · iNaturalist
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