Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay in
Micronesia/Yap

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Manta Ray Bay : "Over promised and under delivered", Nov, 2024, by Lynn A, MA, US ( 1 report). Report 13265.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
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Comments	While I have dove in Micronesia a few times, I had not had the pleasure of diving Yap and I was excited to experience this area. We had very rough seas which restricted us to diving just one side of the island. That being said, when the water was clear, the vis was amazing. The Mantas were not cooperating that week which was disappointing considering that Yap is known for their mantas. We went to Mil Channel twice to try to see them and did see one each time in the very murky water. But honestly, I saw much more manta action in Sea of Cortez and Socorro. The highlight of the manta dives were the leaf fish and watching all the parrot fish marking their territory. I don’t think I have seen this much parrot fish action in quite some time. There were wonderful “herds” of bump head parrot fish which was amazi ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Florida, Hawaii, Chuuk, Guam, Tahiti, Galapagos, Dominica, Belize, Aruba, Grenada, North Carolina, Palau, Turneffe, Socorro, Sea of Cortez, Bahamas, Cayman, St. Thomas
Closest Airport		Getting There	This is a bit of a Trek from the East Coast of the US. Previously, I had flown to this region from the mainland, to Honolulu to Guam to whichever part of Micronesia I was diving. Going out I could only get there through Norita which is a very, very long flight path. Returning to the US was slightly easier as I could fly from Guam to Honolulu to Denver to Boston and the connections went without a hitch!
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	86-87°F / 30-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-70 Ft/ 9-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	There were no rinse tanks on the boats for divers to put their cameras in after the dive and so the cameras were parked as safely as possible amongst the tanks. N ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay in Micronesia/Yap

Manta Ray Bay : "Over promised and under delivered", Nov, 2024,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Manta Ray Bay in
Micronesia/Yap