Gageo Reef - Jeju Island
Gageo Reef, off Jeju Island, offers a solid rock reef dive, a pleasant change from some of the volcanic landscapes found elsewhere in the region. We've seen a good variety of temperate corals here, clinging to the rocky structures. It's a site that suits experienced divers looking for something a bit different in the Yellow Sea, especially if you appreciate the subtler beauty of a colder water environment. Expect a robust dive rather than a tropical spectacle.
- Location
- Jeju Island, South Korea, East Asia
- Coordinates
- 34.011390, 124.888610
- Type
- reef
- Maximum Depth
- 5-20m
Marine Protected Area: 신안 가거도 섬등반도
Nearby Dive Sites in Jeju Island
- 범섬 - 19m
- BANGJOO NO.12 - 26m (wreck)
- BO WOO NO.7 - 0m (wreck)
- CITY OF PEKIN (POSSIBLY) - 45m (wreck)
- HMS BEDFORD - 20m (wreck)
- HWAYOUNG-HO 55 - 30m (wreck)
- JANG YUNG NO.2 - 46m (wreck)
- Jungmun Beach
- LADY WOLMER - 8m (wreck)
- Munseom Island
- Parangcho (reef)
- QING CHUAN 1 - 55m (wreck)
- SELANGAN - 36m (wreck)
- Seogwipo Harbor (reef)
- Udo Island
Nearest Dive Centres to Gageo Reef
- a dreaming whale
- AQUASCUBA - ["PADI"]
- Blue In - ["PADI"]
- Bubble Tank - ["PADI"]
- C C Divers - ["PADI"]
- Cozy Dive - ["PADI"]
Marine Life in Jeju Island
Home to 119 recorded species including 90 reef fish, 6 sharks & rays, 5 other, 4 hard corals, 4 crabs & lobsters, 3 seagrass & algae.
Notable Species
- Japanese Stargazer (Uranoscopus japonicus) - Reef Fish
- Horse Head (Branchiostegus japonicus) - Reef Fish
- dory (Zeus faber) - Reef Fish
- Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) - Reef Fish
- Supreme Limu (Asparagopsis taxiformis) - Seagrass & Algae
- Porcupine (Diodon holocanthus) - Reef Fish
- Bullet Mackerel (Auxis rochei) - Reef Fish
- Banded Blue Sprat (Spratelloides gracilis) - Reef Fish
- Brown Frillfin (Bathygobius fuscus) - Reef Fish
- Jenny Lind (Seriola dumerili) - Reef Fish
- Sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca) - Seagrass & Algae
- loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
- Coral Blenny (Istiblennius edentulus) - Reef Fish
- Japanese Pinecone-fish (Monocentris japonica) - Reef Fish
- giant octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) - Octopus & Squid
- Savigny's Brittle Star (Ophiactis savignyi)
- Blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus) - Reef Fish
- Brown-lined Puffer (Canthigaster rivulata) - Reef Fish
- Dorado (Coryphaena hippurus) - Reef Fish
- Japanese electric ray (Narke japonica) - Sharks & Rays