Misool House Reef
The house reef of Misool Resort on Batbitim island can be dived straight from the jetty. A slope turns into a steep wall with overhangs and coral bommies, and the dive usually drifts north through a channel. It is known for Bargibant's and Denise pygmy seahorses, mandarinfish at dusk, flasher wrasses, walking epaulette sharks and many nudibranchs. Juvenile blacktip sharks, big groupers and a large trevally school hang around the jetty.
Facts
- Region: Raja Ampat
- Area: Misool South-East
- Depth: 1–25 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: reef, wall, muck
- Coordinates: -2.24543, 130.55725
- Highlights: pygmy seahorses, mandarinfish at dusk, walking sharks, juvenile blacktip sharks
- Tips: Dive it at dusk for mandarinfish and check the shallows for walking sharks.