Nam Chai/ Mooring Bay
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Nam Chai Bay, often a check dive site in the Similan Islands, is a sloping reef transitioning to a sandy bottom at 20-25m. It features granite boulders, healthy hard corals, and anemone gardens. Look for turtles resting on the sand and abundant reef fish.
Nam Chai Bay has healthy hard corals and anemone gardens. Key fauna includes turtles resting on sand, abundant reef fish, and occasional sightings of blacktip reef sharks.
Dive Activity
Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Alamy-WaterFrame
72 Sightings
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9
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2
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2
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12
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16
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
81 Sightings
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26
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13
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9
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13
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2
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18
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
53 Sightings
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21
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9
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14
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
41 Sightings
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14
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12
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2
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13
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
36 Sightings
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14
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7
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2
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13
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
32 Sightings
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12
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8
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12
Alamy-Reinhard Dirscherl
Bannerfish
30 Sightings
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11
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8
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1
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10
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0
iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab
29 Sightings
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1
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3
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13
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12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
27 Sightings
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15
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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10
Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker
Grouper/Basslets
22 Sightings
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10
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1
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0
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0
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0
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11