Western Rocky
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About this site
Western Rocky is a pinnacle about 80 km off the coast of Myanmar, often compared with Richelieu Rock and counted among Burma's most famous sites. It offers a sloping reef, good wall diving and several surrounding pinnacles, so you get wall and reef diving on one dive.
The key feature is a long tunnel that runs through the island at about 20 m (66 ft), with lots of crayfish and usually some large sleeping nurse sharks. The optimum depth range is 5 to 30 m (16 to 98 ft), the current is moderate and visibility is normally excellent.
It is one of Burma's best places for shark sightings. Whitetip reef sharks, grey reef sharks and blacktips are fairly common, and bull sharks can show up too.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Nurse sharkNurse sharkConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
TunaTunaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Whale SharkRhincodon typusConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucasReported here · unconfirmed
SeahorseSeahorseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
FrogfishFrogfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Harlequin ShrimpHymenocera pictaReported here · unconfirmed
SnapperSnapperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Leopard / zebra sharkLeopard / zebra sharkReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayConfirmed present · 3 independent sources
Eagle rayEagle rayReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
SquidSquidReported here · unconfirmed
Ghost pipefishGhost pipefishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
FusilierFusilierReported here · unconfirmed
ScorpionfishScorpionfishReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
Mantis shrimpMantis shrimpReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchReported here · unconfirmed
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Purple Hermit CrabCoenobita brevimanusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisObserved near here · iNaturalist
Viola Land Hermit CrabCoenobita violascensObserved near here · iNaturalist
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