Feeding bayÁrea Marina Protegida

Atolón de Baa (Hanifaru Bay)

Maldives · Indian Ocean

Near Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve

Profundidad: 5–20 mNivel: Open WaterMay-November

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A funnel-shaped dead-end bay some 1,300 m long that acts as a scoop, gathering the plankton rising from deep water. The combination of that shape, the south-west monsoon current and the lunar tide concentrates a plankton soup that draws the manta rays in.

Depth

5–20 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

20 m

Water temperature

28 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best time

May-November

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

90 USD / dive

Marine protected area

Plan your dive

Best time: May-November
Approx. price: 90 USD / dive

Nearby park (7 km away)Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve

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Protection status

Área Marina Protegida desde el 8 de junio de 2009; zona núcleo de la Reserva de la Biosfera. Aforo limitado a cinco embarcaciones y 80 personas simultáneas

UNESCO designation

Reserva de la Biosfera de la UNESCO (atolón de Baa, declarada en 2011; la primera de Maldivas)

Sources consulted: ZuBlu Diving; Manta Trust; Kuoni; diveintolife.blog; kinbimaldives.com

Location

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1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.

54 species documented in Atolón de Baa (Hanifaru Bay)

Tiburón ballena

Rhincodon typus

Manta de arrecife

Mobula alfredi

Napoleón

Cheilinus undulatus

Critically Endangered

Tortuga carey

Eretmochelys imbricata

Tortuga verde

Chelonia mydas

Critically Endangered

Almeja gigante

Tridacna gigas

Anguila jardinera moteada

Heteroconger hassi

Anguila serpiente de bandas

Myrichthys colubrinus

Anémona alfombra gigante

Stichodactyla gigantea

Anémona disco

Discosoma nummiforme

Anémona magnífica

Heteractis magnifica

Babosa de mar verrugosa

Onchidium verruculatum

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Nearby parks

What is there to see on land, near this site?

Baa Atoll Biosphere Reserve

7 km away

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