Donald Duck Bay
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About this site
Donald Duck Bay is a popular protected bay in the Similan Islands, in Thailand, named for a rock shaped like a duck's head. Liveaboards are often moored there. The dive is easy, with a mix of boulders and flat sand at about 20 metres, and there is no current.
The corals are a mix of hard and soft, with a few sea fans. The boulder section has some good swim-throughs. It makes a nice late afternoon dive, and it is also a popular night dive because the bay is well protected. Lobster, shrimp, squid and octopus are plentiful at night. Turtles are often seen in the bay as well.
Depths in the bay run from 5 to 40 metres.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Sea turtleSea turtleReported here · unconfirmed
LobsterLobsterReported here · unconfirmed
Redlip ParrotfishScarus rubroviolaceusReported here · unconfirmed
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatusReported here · unconfirmed
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperiReported here · unconfirmed
Red-tailed ButterflyfishChaetodon collareReported here · unconfirmed
Orangestripe TriggerfishBalistapus undulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutusReported here · unconfirmed
Malacca Bluespotted MaskrayNeotrygon malaccensisReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Sergeant MajorAbudefduf vaigiensisReported here · unconfirmed
ParrotfishParrotfishReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
SquidSquidReported here · unconfirmed
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Titan TriggerfishBalistoides viridescensObserved near here · iNaturalist
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