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Vaavu Atoll (Fish Head)

Pinnacle/Wall
Depth: 8–30 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterAll year round
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One of the first protected sites in the Maldives (since 1990), with the country's greatest concentration of grey reef sharks.

Depth

8–30 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

25 m

One of the first protected sites in the Maldives (since 1990), with the country's greatest concentration of grey reef sharks.

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Vaavu Atoll (Fish Head): 54 documented species

Ecosystem

Wall

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Water temperature

28 °C

Current

Strong

Access

Liveaboard/Boat

Best season

All year round

Recommended certification

Advanced Open Water

Approx. price

90 USD / dive

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Best season
All year round
Approx. price
90 USD / dive
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Same country: Maldives

Maldives · Indian Ocean
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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

Scarlet Cleaner ShrimpNot Evaluated

Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp

Lysmata amboinensis

Peacock Mantis ShrimpNot Evaluated

Peacock Mantis Shrimp

Odontodactylus scyllarus

Brown-line PaperbubbleNot Evaluated

Brown-line Paperbubble

Hydatina physis

Geography ConeLeast Concern

Geography Cone

Conus geographus

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