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    Dive Sites in Kavieng & New Ireland – Pelagic & Walls

    Discover all 10 dive sites in this region

    Albatross Passage

    advanced
    Max Depth: 35m
    drift, channel, reef
    Marine Life:
    Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus)
    Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis)
    Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)

    Baudisson Bay

    beginner
    Max Depth: 16m
    muck, lagoon, mangrove
    Marine Life:
    Seahorse (Hippocampus sp.)
    Pipefish (Syngnathidae)
    Nudibranch (Nudibranchia)

    Blupblup Island

    intermediate
    Max Depth: 25m
    volcanic, muck, slope
    Marine Life:
    Garden Eel (Heteroconger sp.)
    Stingray (Dasyatidae)
    Nudibranch (Nudibranchia)

    Echuca Patch

    advanced
    Max Depth: 40m
    pinnacle, drift, pelagic
    Marine Life:
    Dogtooth Tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor)
    Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)
    Silvertip Shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)

    Kavieng Wrecks

    intermediate
    Max Depth: 20m
    wreck, historical, reef
    Marine Life:
    Lionfish (Pterois volitans)
    Batfish (Platax sp.)
    Nudibranch (Nudibranchia)

    Manus Island (Admiralty Islands)

    advanced
    Max Depth: 40m
    reef, pelagic, wreck
    Marine Life:
    Manta Ray (Mobula alfredi)
    Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus)
    Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)

    North Cape (New Ireland)

    advanced
    Max Depth: 60m
    wall, drift, pelagic
    Marine Life:
    Grey Reef Shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)
    Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)
    Dogtooth Tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor)

    Planet Rock (off Tsoilaunung Island)

    advanced
    Max Depth: 40m
    pinnacle, drift, pelagic
    Marine Life:
    Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus)
    Dogtooth Tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor)
    Scalloped Hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini)

    Tatawa Reef

    beginner
    Max Depth: 26m
    reef, coral-garden, slope
    Marine Life:
    Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
    Giant Clam (Tridacna sp.)
    Frogfish (Antennarius sp.)

    Tsoi Island Bommies

    intermediate
    Max Depth: 30m
    reef, bommie, coral-garden
    Marine Life:
    Moray Eel (Gymnothorax sp.)
    Lionfish (Pterois volitans)
    Nudibranch (Nudibranchia)