Soyak Island
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About this site
Soyak Island is an island reef site located around Soyak Island, part of the Tioman Island area, where divers explore the reef surrounding the island with a guide who selects a route suited to current conditions and each diver's background.
The reef reaches a maximum depth of 28 metres, with an 800-metre deep wall among its terrain features. Strong currents are a known hazard at this site, and the best diving season runs from July through September.
Marine life at Soyak Island includes sea turtles, blacktip and whitetip reef sharks, manta rays, barracudas, nudibranchs, tropical reef fish, and both soft and hard corals.
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The site is considered suitable for beginner divers, though the strong currents and deep wall mean diving with a guide who can read the conditions is important. Visibility is rated as great.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Bluespotted Fantail RayTaeniura lymmaReported here · unconfirmed
Varicose Wart SlugPhyllidia varicosaReported here · unconfirmed
Blue DragonPteraeolidia semperiReported here · unconfirmed
Hawksbill Sea TurtleEretmochelys imbricataReported here · unconfirmed
Moon WrasseThalassoma lunareReported here · unconfirmed
Boring Giant ClamTridacna croceaReported here · unconfirmed
Broadclub CuttlefishAscarosepion latimanusReported here · unconfirmed
Bluering AngelfishPomacanthus annularisReported here · unconfirmed
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Manta rayManta rayReported here · unconfirmed
BarracudaBarracudaReported here · unconfirmed
Ocellaris AnemonefishAmphiprion ocellarisObserved near here · iNaturalist
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