Prison Gardens

Popular dive tucked in on the eastern side of the southern atoll near Prison Island. Summer moths dive site or an option for protected dive site during southerly winds.

Critters at this site

Enjoy the plate and hard corals. See the large school of friendly Big Eye Travally that live in this area. Look for the corals encrusted monitoring buoys.

Based on open observations nearbywithin ~5 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Chain-link Brittle Star

Ophiomastix annulosa2 obs.

Pleated Nerite

Nerita plicata2 obs.

Small Giant Clam

Tridacna maxima2 obs.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata2 obs.

Slangestjerne

Ophiocoma2 obs.

Indo-Pacific Rock-boring Urchin

Echinometra mathaei1 obs.

Slangestjerne

Ophiocoma erinaceus1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Naria erosa erosa1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Pollia fumosa1 obs.

Pronghorn Spiny Lobster

Panulirus penicillatus1 obs.

Flag Cone

Conus vexillum1 obs.

Snake Sea Cucumber

Synapta maculata1 obs.

Kernel Cowry

Nucleolaria nucleus1 obs.

Brownfish

Actinopyga echinites1 obs.

Søstjerne

Ophidiaster granifer1 obs.

Leopard Cone

Conus leopardus1 obs.

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus1 obs.

Ivory Cone

Conus eburneus1 obs.

Giant Triton Shell

Charonia tritonis1 obs.

Flea-bitten Cone

Conus pulicarius1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Nassarius1 obs.

Blood-stained Cone

Conus sanguinolentus1 obs.

Musling

Lucinidae1 obs.

Oceanic Manta Ray

Mobula birostris1 obs.