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Kosrae Island

Info & Marine life (9)

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Description:
The jewel in King Neptunes coral crown. High volcanic peaks with deep rainforest valleys, surrounded by ancient mangrove forests. A pristine fringing hard coral reef guards the coastline of this remote and romantic island.

Details:

Nearest commercial airport: Kosrae International airport (KSA)

Average watertemp: Min 30 - Max 30 ^oCelcius.

Average visibility: 100 Horizontal metres

Bottom composition: Sand, Corals, Vegetation

Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water

Seasonality: June - October: water is calmer, less wind, currents and rain. November - May: more wind and faster currents. Diving available year around.

Marinelife in the area:

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Bottlenose Dolphins

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Dolphins frequesntly join the boats on the way to the dive sites. Bottle nose dolphins are the only ones who will approach divers under water.

Green turtles

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Sometimes there are ton's of turtles and sometimes we don't see any.

Hawksbill turtles

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Moray eels

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Eels are a popular food on Kosrae, so they are elusive and shy. Many different species have been seen.

Nurse sharks

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Again lots of nurse sharks, but we don't see them often because they are usually sleeping under the coral heads.

Silvertip reef sharks

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Very rare but they are occasionally seen.

Spinner dolphins (Short-snouted)

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Dolphins frequesntly join the boats on the way to the dive sites and can be seen off of our beach in the summer during the early morning.

Spotted dolphins (Pantropical)

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Dolphins frequesntly join the boats on the way to the dive sites and can be seen off of our beach in the summer during the early morning.

Whitetip reef sharks

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Tons of white tip sharks, but they are very shy - you will have to look fast!

Probability of encounter:

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