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Sardine Reef

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Northeast of Kri Island, Dampier Strait

0.54500°S, 130.70500°E

An oval underwater hill northeast of Kri, swarming with fusiliers and the predators that hunt them in the current.

Depth
5–30 m

Typical 18 m

Vis
15–25 m

29–29 °C

Current
strong
Health
Unscored

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Geo (surface approx.)
0.54500°S, 130.70500°E

Approximate position from published sources.

Entry / access
boat

A sloping hill about 200 m long, topped at 5 m and dropping to around 30 m, covered in soft coral, gorgonians and black coral. Fish life is dense: fusilier and bannerfish schools, sweetlips and bumpheads, with mackerel and trevally hunting through them. Operators prefer a falling tide and treat it as a drift. Raja Ampat marine park permit and visitor ticket apply.

Difficulty
advanced

Advanced experience recommended

Best season
Year-round
Last reviewed
20 Oct 2026 by editorial

Hazards

  • medium · Strong current at times; dived as a drift

Marine life

Typical: fusiliers, sweetlips, bumphead parrotfish, tasselled wobbegong, blacktip reef shark, spanish mackerel, giant trevally, pygmy seahorse

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How deep is Sardine Reef?

5–30 m (typical 18 m).

Is Sardine Reef suitable for beginners?

advanced — Advanced experience recommended

Sources

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