Gladden Spit
Gladden Spit is a reef off Kofiau island, inside the Kofiau marine protected area west of Misool. Healthy branching, massive and foliose corals reach about 25 m. Sweetlips, snappers and butterflyfish fill the reef, while schools of barracuda, Malabar grouper, blacktip sharks and bumphead parrotfish pass by. Ghost pipefish, pygmy seahorses and colourful nudibranchs are also found.
Facts
- Region: Raja Ampat
- Area: Kofiau
- Depth: 25 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: moderate
- Type: reef
- Coordinates: -1.18507, 129.97015
- Highlights: barracuda schools, Malabar grouper, bumphead parrotfish, pygmy seahorses
- Tips: Expect some current; check the briefing for the drift direction.