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Shotan Maru
Tonoas Municipal Building, Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia
EntryBoat
Max depth40 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyPacific Ocean
Water temp29–30°C
Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep
About this site
Shotan Maru is a wreck dive site near Tonoas Municipal Building, Chuuk State, Micronesia, in the Pacific Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 40 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes jacks, groupers, nudibranchs, soft corals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 29 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Lined BristletoothCtenochaetus striatus
Surf ParrotfishScarus rivulatus
Bigeye EmperorMonotaxis grandoculis
Bleeker's ParrotfishChlorurus bleekeri
Bullethead ParrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Sapphire DamselPomacentrus pavo
FoxfaceSiganus vulpinus
Steephead ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
Nearby sites
- 1Nagano Maru0.6 km
- 2Kikukawa Maru0.9 km
- 3San Francisco Maru0.9 km
- 4Hoki Maru1.1 km
- 5Aikoku Maru1.4 km
- 6Seiko Maru1.5 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org