South Bay Reef
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About this site
South Bay Reef sits along the coast of New Britain, an island in the Melanesian region of Papua New Guinea, within the Bismarck Sea and typically reached by small boat from local coastal settlements. It is rated an advanced dive. Divers have reported mackerel passing through the area, along with nudibranchs on the reef itself.
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.
MackerelMackerelReported here · unconfirmed
Acropora solitaryensisReported here · unconfirmed
Brush CoralAcropora hyacinthusReported here · unconfirmed
Acropora validaReported here · unconfirmed
Finger CoralAcropora humilisReported here · unconfirmed
Acropora abrotanoidesReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
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