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About this site
Manaita (まな板) is a boat dive at Kuki in Owase on the Kii Peninsula coast of Mie, three minutes from the harbour, with a maximum depth of 18 m and an average around 12 m. Staghorn, Alveopora, Goniopora and brain corals are scattered over white sand, gobies are very numerous and the anemones hold many commensal shrimp. Little current, suitable from beginner/novice level.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Painted PhyllidiaPhyllidia pictaReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellate PhyllidiaPhyllidia ocellataReported here · unconfirmed
Phyllodesmium magnumReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
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