The Big Drop
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About this site
The Big Drop is a wall dive site located 3 nautical miles from Loloata, Papua New Guinea. The site is defined by a sheer drop-off wall with large gorgonian fans present in the deeper water.
The wall attracts a solid range of larger marine animals, with sharks and rays regularly sighted along the drop-off. Pygmy seahorses are also found here among the reef structure, alongside abundant fish life.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Acropora validaReported here · unconfirmed
Three-spot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Checkerboard WrasseHalichoeres hortulanusReported here · unconfirmed
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