South Steps / Water Treatment Plant

★★★★☆ (62)

Water Purification Plant Mae in Sunabe, Chatan, Okinawa, is a beach-entry site with a 10m-deep drainage outlet (“UFO”) and water outlet (“temple”) that act as fish reefs. Colorful soft coral gardens host gobies, clownfish, and many small fish, making it a lively dive spot.

In front of the water plant, barracuda and crucian carp roam reefs, soft corals host bear clams and sparrows, and sandy areas shelter gobies and diverse life.

Dive Activity

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Barracuda

7 Sightings
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5

Octopus

4 Sightings
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2
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Wrasse

2 Sightings
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1
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1

Green Turtle

1 Sightings
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0

Moray Eel

1 Sightings
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1
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0

Clownfish

14 Sightings
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1
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1
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1
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4
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1
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2

Parrotfish

10 Sightings
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2
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2
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1
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1

Butterfly Fish

9 Sightings
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3
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1
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1
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1
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1

Pufferfish

7 Sightings
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1
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1
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1
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1

Banded Sea Krait

6 Sightings
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3
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0

Angelfish

6 Sightings
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0

Triggerfish

6 Sightings
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1
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1
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0

Nudibranch

6 Sightings
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2
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0

Lionfish

4 Sightings
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2
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0

Damselfish

4 Sightings
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1

Boxfish

4 Sightings
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0

Shrimp

4 Sightings
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1
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1

Goatfish

3 Sightings
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2
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0

Trumpetfish

3 Sightings
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1
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1
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1

Bannerfish

3 Sightings
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1
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1
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1
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0

Cuttlefish

3 Sightings
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1
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1
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1
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0

Surgeonfish

2 Sightings
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0

Sweetlips and Grunts

2 Sightings
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0

Garibaldi Damselfish

2 Sightings
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Crab

2 Sightings
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0

Pipefish

1 Sightings
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Tarpon

1 Sightings
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Sand Eel

1 Sightings
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Snake Eel

1 Sightings
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Scorpionfish

1 Sightings
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Snapper

1 Sightings
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Soldierfish

1 Sightings
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1
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Squirrelfish

1 Sightings
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Garfish

1 Sightings
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Porcupinefish

1 Sightings
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Moon Jellyfish

1 Sightings
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0

Gurnards

1 Sightings
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