Pemba Channel
A deep channel between Pemba and mainland Africa, with some of the deepest and most pristine coral walls in East Africa.
Depth
10–50 m
Recommended level
Advanced Open Water
Average visibility
30 m
Water temperature
27 °C
Current
Strong
Access
Liveaboard/Boat
Best time
July-March
Recommended certification
Advanced Open Water
Approx. price
90 USD / dive
A deep channel between Pemba and mainland Africa, with some of the deepest and most pristine coral walls in East Africa.
Location
See on the interactive map54 species documented in Pemba Channel
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
VulnerableDelfín jorobado del Indo-Pacífico
Sousa chinensis
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
VulnerableManta de arrecife
Mobula alfredi
EndangeredNapoleón
Cheilinus undulatus
EndangeredTiburón ballena
Rhincodon typus
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Critically EndangeredAlmeja gigante
Tridacna gigas
Anguila jardinera moteada
Heteroconger hassi
Anguila serpiente de bandas
Myrichthys colubrinus
Anémona alfombra gigante
Stichodactyla gigantea
Ecosystem
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