Laha
The sandy, rubble-strewn slope in front of Laha village, a few minutes from the airport, is split into several dives (Laha 1–3). It drops from about 2 m to a ledge at around 12 m and on into deeper water. Up to ten moray species, painted frogfish, stonefish and devilfish, cockatoo waspfish, shrimpfish, dragonets, seahorses, cuttlefish, pipefish and harlequin shrimp are all possible, and mandarinfish display around 10 m at dusk.
Facts
- Region: Banda Sea & Ambon
- Area: Ambon & Lease Islands
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: muck
- Coordinates: -3.7058, 128.1037
- Highlights: moray eels, frogfish, mandarinfish, stonefish, cockatoo waspfish, Rhinopias, seahorses, cuttlefish, pipefish, harlequin shrimp, dragonets, sea moths
- Tips: Shore or very short boat dives; booties and open-heel fins make entries easier.