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Manta Road is a famous channel dive located within the barrier reef of Pohnpei. The topography consists of a wide, sandy-bottomed channel punctuated by coral heads that serve as active cleaning stations. Divers typically position themselves along the sandy channel floor or hook in along the edges to watch pelagics hover effortlessly above the coral bommies while cleaner wrasses attend to them.
Reliable cleaning stations where reef manta rays hover motionless above coral heads
Expansive garden eel colonies rising from the sandy channel bottom
Drift diving opportunities when incoming tidal currents flush clean oceanic water into the lagoon
Location
Use the map to plan with your operator and confirm the exact entry point on the day.
Seasonality
Trade winds create drier conditions, and manta ray mating activity peaks during the winter months.
Marine life
| Species | Likelihood | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reef manta rayMobula alfredi | Common | ||||||||||||
| Spotted garden eelHeteroconger hassi | Common | ||||||||||||
| Whitetip reef sharkTriaenodon obesus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Bluestreak cleaner wrasseLabroides dimidiatus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Giant trevallyCaranx ignobilis | Seasonal |
Marine forecast
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