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Biodiversity House Reef
Saonek, West Papua, Indonesia
EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyDampier Strait
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Biodiversity House Reef is a reef dive site near Saonek, West Papua, Indonesia, in the Dampier Strait. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Commonly reported marine life includes reef sharks, nudibranchs, groupers, sea turtles, stingrays. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 29 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Tasselled WobbegongEucrossorhinus dasypogon
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterus- Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
- Bleeker's ParrotfishChlorurus bleekeri
- Clark's AnemonefishAmphiprion clarkii
Giant ClamTridacna gigas- Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatus
Nearby sites
- 1Batu Lima0.7 km
- 2Kabui Reef0.7 km
- 3Andrea's Point1.4 km
- 4Friwen Laut2.6 km
- 5Friwen Bonda2.6 km
- 6Francisco Reef3.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org