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Merika Falhagando
Fuvahmulah, Gnaviyani Atoll, Maldives
EntryBoat
Max depth23 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyLaccadive Sea
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Merika Falhagando is a dive site near Fuvahmulah, Gnaviyani Atoll, Maldives, in the Laccadive Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 23 m. Commonly reported marine life includes tiger sharks, reef sharks, groupers, moray eels, jacks. 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
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Maldive AnemonefishAmphiprion nigripes
Raccoon ButterflyfishChaetodon lunula
Guineafowl PufferArothron meleagris
Meyer's ButterflyfishChaetodon meyeri
Peacock GrouperCephalopholis argus
Honeycomb MorayGymnothorax favagineus
Nearby sites
- 1Tiger sharks feeding point0.4 km
- 2Seafan0.5 km
- 3Merikafalhu ( Tiger point )0.5 km
- 4Bodo Fanno ( Sea Fans )0.7 km
- 5Tiger Wall0.7 km
- 6Bilhifeyshi ( Hook box )1.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org