Reef Lagoon
Situated south of Fury Shoal, this is one of the most popular dives in the area, made up of a huge lagoon surrounded by an oval-shaped reef with a resident pod of bottlenose dolphins. Seven imposing stacks of coral named Dha'ab Hassan guard the lagoon's entrance with depths ranging from 18m to 22m along the rim, lessening to 12m as you approach the lagoon.
The outer wall of Sataya offers some excellent drift diving with large pelagics and turtles. You are dropped off by zodiac and the dive begins at the north-west edge, keeping the reef to the left. Large outcrops of soft coral cover the wall and white tips are sometimes spotted half asleep under the table coral, slowly moving away as divers approach.
The lagoon is also a common place for night dive.
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- Information about Sha'ab Sataya (Dolphin reef)
- Access: By boat
- Quality: Good
- Difficulty: All divers
- Highlights: Interesting
- Avg Depth: 12.0 m / 39.4 ft
- Max Depth: 20.0 m / 65.6 ft
- Currents: None
- Visibility: Good ( 10 - 30 m)
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