Eel Ridge - Derawan Islands
Eel Ridge, near Derawan, is a good spot to drift along and watch the action unfold. We typically see white tip reef sharks cruising the bottom, along with schools of jacks and barracuda in the blue. Keep an eye out for a few turtles, they're often spotted here. It's a relaxed dive, good for those who enjoy a gentle current and pelagic encounters.
- Location
- Derawan Islands, Indonesia, Southeast Asia
- Coordinates
- 1.904068, 118.485110
Marine Protected Area: Pulau Sangalaki
Nearby Dive Sites in Derawan Islands
- Bakungan - 18m
- Bantukan - 23m
- Barracuda point
- Batu Kangan - 24m
- Big Fish Country
- Blue light cave (cave)
- BUNGALU - 0m (wreck)
- Capri Point - 23m
- Channel Entrance (drift)
- Cleaning Station Sangalaki - 18m
- Coral Gardens (reef)
- Coral Mountain Bay - 25m (reef)
- Coral Table Dance - 19m (reef)
- Derawan
- Divers Delight
Nearest Dive Centres to Eel Ridge
Marine Life in Derawan Islands
Home to 124 recorded species including 73 reef fish, 38 hard corals, 6 seagrass & algae, 3 whales & dolphins, 2 clams & mussels, 1 other.
Notable Species
- Staghorn coral (Acropora solitaryensis) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora hyacinthus) - Hard Corals
- Branch coral (Acropora florida) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora horrida) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora acuminata) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora selago) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora echinata) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora hoeksemai) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora aculeus) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora cerealis) - Hard Corals
- Boring Clam (Tridacna crocea) - Clams & Mussels
- Staghorn coral (Acropora austera) - Hard Corals
- Table coral (Acropora clathrata) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora valida) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora yongei) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora awi) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora tenuis) - Hard Corals
- Long-beaked Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) - Whales & Dolphins
- seagrass (Halophila ovalis) - Seagrass & Algae
- Staghorn coral (Acropora indonesia) - Hard Corals