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Instant Reader Report
on
Manta Ray Hotel / [same] in
Micronesia: Palau, Truk, Bikini Atoll and Marshall Islands /
Yap on
2002/02
by
nikki Mahan , Wa, USA
Report Number 020722153848745
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Reporter
Dive Experience
501-1000 dives
 
Where else diving
 everywhere 

Dive Conditions

Weather
sunny  
Seas
choppy  
Water Temp
80   to 83    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
3
Water Visibility
80   to 100    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
?  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
60 minutes  
What I saw
Sharks
Lots 
Mantas
Squadrons 
Dolphins
1 or 2 
Whale Sharks
None 
Turtles
1 or 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
N/A  
Boat Facilities
N/A
Overall rating for UWP's  
N/A  
Shore Facilities  
N/A  
Comments
[None]  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
*****
Service
*****
Food
*****
 
 
Dive Operation
*****  
Shore Diving  
*  

Overall Rating

Beginners
***   
Advanced
*****    
Comments  
 This was a return trip so we dove many more sites than just the mantas.
Yap is underutilized as far as the other awsome diving available. Some of
the coral gardens are so cool...not too many fish, but the coral is in
perfect condition. One of the sites has many mandarin fish in 15 to 30
feet of water.
 Bill Aker does a great job with his operation. He has a four star chef
and the moored ship is a super addition. There are currents on the open
water dives, but the dives are done as drift dives,
 The mantas are wonderful, vis wasn't great however. 

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