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Rota Island

Reef/Wreck
Depth: 5–30 mLevel: Open WaterDecember-June
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An island next to Guam with little-visited reefs and the wreck of a Japanese Second World War bomber.

Depth

5–30 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

25 m

An island next to Guam with little-visited reefs and the wreck of a Japanese Second World War bomber.

Location

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Rota Island: 43 documented species

Ecosystem

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Same country: Northern Mariana Islands

Same type of dive: Reef, Wreck

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Water temperature

28 °C

Current

Weak to moderate

Access

Shore/Boat

Best season

December-June

Recommended certification

Wreck Diver

Approx. price

55 USD / dive

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Best season
December-June
Approx. price
55 USD / dive
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Same type of dive: Reef, Wreck

Northern Mariana Islands · Micronesia
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Giant ClamCritically Endangered

Giant Clam

Tridacna gigas

Giant AnemoneNot Evaluated

Giant Anemone

Stichodactyla gigantea

Disc AnemoneNot Evaluated

Disc Anemone

Discosoma nummiforme

Ritteri AnemoneNot Evaluated

Ritteri Anemone

Heteractis magnifica

Spotted Garden EelLeast Concern

Spotted Garden Eel

Heteroconger hassi

Harlequin Snake EelLeast Concern

Harlequin Snake Eel

Myrichthys colubrinus

Warty SlugNot Evaluated

Warty Slug

Onchidium verruculatum

Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

SkipjackLeast Concern

Skipjack

Katsuwonus pelamis

Scarlet Cleaner ShrimpNot Evaluated

Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp

Lysmata amboinensis

Peacock Mantis ShrimpNot Evaluated

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Odontodactylus scyllarus

Coconut CrabVulnerable

Coconut Crab

Birgus latro

See all 43 species found here
Cave/Marine cenote

Saipan (Grotto)

Northern Mariana Islands

Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water

Reef sharks · turtles

See dive site
Reef/Wreck

Deception Bay (Efate)

Vanuatu

Up to 30 m · Open Water

Reef fish · octopus

See dive site
Wreck/Temperate reef

Bay of Islands

New Zealand

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

Subtropical fish · dolphins

See dive site
CountryNorthern Mariana Islands
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