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About this site
Dongqing Bay (東清灣) on the east coast of Orchid Island is a shore dive from the village bay, with coral gardens in the shallows and a maximum around 30 m further out. It is used for beginner dives when the east swell is down.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Purple Hermit CrabCoenobita brevimanusReported here · unconfirmed
Cavipes Hermit CrabCoenobita cavipesReported here · unconfirmed
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosusReported here · unconfirmed
Mottled Lightfoot CrabGrapsus albolineatusReported here · unconfirmed
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