Chicken Island Channel
Conditions & tides
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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.
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About this site
Chicken Island Channel lies in North Male Atoll, near Viligilimathidhahuraa in Kaafu Atoll, Maldives. Sites in this part of the atoll are typically reached by dhoni or speedboat from nearby resorts and the channel structure here connects lagoon waters to the open sea.
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.
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosusReported here · unconfirmed
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterusReported here · unconfirmed
Roundhead ParrotfishChlorurus strongylocephalusReported here · unconfirmed
Thin-shelled Rock CrabGrapsus tenuicrustatusReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusReported here · unconfirmed
Powder Blue TangAcanthurus leucosternonReported here · unconfirmed
Blackfin AnemonefishAmphiprion nigripesReported here · unconfirmed
Spotted ParrotfishCetoscarus ocellatusReported here · unconfirmed
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