Turtle Bay Maratua
★★★★☆
(155)
Sloping reef with healthy corals, large bays with sandy slopes and rubble. Mostly protected from current especially in the bays. Diving right shoulder to de reef.
Special sigthings: Best time to see many turtles is close to low tide. Tablecorals, fusiliers.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
42 Sightings
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8
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3
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6
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2
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5
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4
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4
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
11 Sightings
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1
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2
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2
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2
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2
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2
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0
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
9 Sightings
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1
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0
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0
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0
J
1
A
4
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0
O
0
N
0
D
3
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
6 Sightings
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
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1
J
1
A
0
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1
O
0
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0
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2
Alamy-National Geographic Creative
Leatherback Turtle
5 Sightings
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0
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0
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1
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0
M
0
J
0
J
1
A
1
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2
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0
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0
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0
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
5 Sightings
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0
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1
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0
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0
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0
J
2
A
1
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0
O
0
N
0
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1
iStock/Divepic
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
3 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
3
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0
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3
Alamy/imageBROKER
Thresher Shark
2 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
1
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0
O
0
N
0
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 28
Udo Kefrig
Clownfish
12 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
2
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3
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1
J
1
J
1
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0
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2
O
0
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1
D
1
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
10 Sightings
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0
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0
M
4
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0
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0
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0
J
1
A
0
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2
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2
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