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 THE
BLUE MARLIN
This large pelagic
is becoming a more common site in the waters of Palau.
They are can sometimes be sighted in the fast, deep water
off Ngedebus Wall, Blue Corner, and Big Dropoff. Blue Marlin
feed on squid, tuna, and even dolphin. They are sometimes
a little hard to spot against the blue of the water.
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BEGINNER
LEVEL :: DRIFT DIVE / WALL DIVE
 This
dive is just south of Turtle Cove, off the island of Ngedebus
just north of Peleliu. The site is really two sites in one
- Ngedebus Coral Garden and Ngedebus Wall. At Ngedebus
Wall, you will dive down a wall that goes to a corner, where you
can take in the action
with the gray reef sharks.
If you are really lucky, you may catch site of a
Marlins - make sure you look up though, as they usually swim
in the open water above the wall.
On the way to the corner you can see the rare blue girdled
angel fish, square spot anthius, napoleon wrasse, pyramid butterfly
fishand, the occassional turtle, and maybe even a leopard shark
- the wall itself has many large soft corals and gigantic gorgonian
sea fans.
Coral Garden follows a nice gentle and
has the appearance of a garden - the coral here is particularly
abundant and colorful. It's
a great place to find rays -
both the Sting Ray and the Ornate
Eagle Ray. Cuttlefish come to lay eggs in the protected
coral reef here.
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