Conditions & tides
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About this site
Helicopter Bay lies along the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia, in the waters of the Celebes Sea region that draw divers to this part of the island. The site reaches a maximum depth of around 30 metres and is generally reached by small boat from nearby coastal settlements.
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.
Blue DemoiselleChrysiptera cyaneaReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Sergeant MajorAbudefduf vaigiensisReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowspotted ScorpionfishSebastapistes cyanostigmaReported here · unconfirmed
Blackspotted PufferArothron nigropunctatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Speckled DamselPomacentrus bankanensisReported here · unconfirmed
Pacific TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensisReported here · unconfirmed
Oriental SweetlipsPlectorhinchus vittatusReported here · unconfirmed
Bluestreak Cleaner WrasseLabroides dimidiatusReported here · unconfirmed
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Whale SharkRhincodon typusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Three-spot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatusObserved near here · iNaturalist
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