Channel
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About this site
Channel is a dive site in Palau, Micronesia, situated along the southwest barrier reef system accessible from Koror. The site takes the form of a canyon, with a maximum depth of 30 m.
Conditions at Channel are generally sheltered with light current, making it accessible to beginner-certified divers. Visibility is good, and water temperatures range from 27–30°C during the October–May season.
Marine life at Channel includes anemones and anemonefish, green sea turtles, reef sharks, mandarin fish, scalloped hammerheads, silky sharks, Galapagos sharks, giant manta rays, and humpback whales, with humpbacks typically present from January to March.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Reticulated DamselfishDascyllus reticulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Indo-Pacific Yellowtail DamselNeoglyphidodon nigrorisReported here · unconfirmed
Black Sun CoralTubastraea micranthusReported here · unconfirmed
Common LionfishPterois volitansReported here · unconfirmed
Painted Spiny LobsterPanulirus versicolorReported here · unconfirmed
Sky Blue PhyllidiaPhyllidia coelestisReported here · unconfirmed
MandarinfishMandarinfishReported here · unconfirmed
Hammerhead sharkHammerhead sharkReported here · unconfirmed
WhaleWhaleReported here · unconfirmed
Manta rayManta rayConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
ClownfishClownfishConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
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