Kaplaman Reef
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About this site
Kaplaman Reef sits off New Ireland Island, part of the Bismarck Archipelago in Papua New Guinea, an area laced with fringing and offshore reef systems facing the Bismarck Sea and St George's Channel. Dive operations in this part of Melanesia typically run out of small coastal towns on New Ireland, with boats covering nearby reef and passage sites.
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 LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratillaReported here · unconfirmed
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