Aksona Bay
This site took its name from a famous sponge hunter “Aksona Mehmet” of Bodrum. It takes about 50 minutes by boat and is for advanced and open water divers. It starts at 3 meters and then goes down to 30-35 meters.
You might see octopuses, groupers, gold blotch groupers, barracudas, moray eels, and if you are lucky, thornback rays! Beware of reverse currents!
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
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Total number of species approx.: 27
Barracuda
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Total number of species approx.: 300
Octopus
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Total number of species approx.: 250
Grouper/Basslets
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Total number of species approx.: 12
Lionfish
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Total number of species approx.: 30
Sand Eel
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Total number of species approx.: 28
Clownfish
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Total number of species approx.: 300
Squid
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Total number of species approx.: 7000