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志賀島 (Shikanoshima)

Fukuoka, Osaka, Japan

EntryShore

Max depth12.7 m

LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly

Water bodyKorea Strait

Water temp16–28°C

Estimated from climate dataMay–Jun

About this site

志賀島 (Shikanoshima) is a dive site near Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, in the Korea Strait. It is reached from the shore with a maximum depth of about 13 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 16 to 28 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberBest

Typically one of the best months here.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Stellar RockskipperEntomacrodus stellifer
Short-headed BlennyPetroscirtes breviceps
Banded HoundsharkTriakis scyllium
Bigfin Reef SquidSepioteuthis lessoniana
Chameleon GobyTridentiger trigonocephalus
Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Largescale BlackfishGirella punctata
Naru Eagle RayAetobatus narutobiei

Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org