Father's Reef Seamount
Kimbe Bay — Seamounts & Schumann Island · Papua New Guinea
A mid-bay seamount rising from 600 m to a plateau at 18 m, encrusted with deep gorgonian fans and schooling anthias. Scalloped hammerhead sharks aggregate beneath the thermocline (28–35 m) on flood tides between May and October, resident whale sharks have been documented year-round feeding on plankton blooms above the summit, and oceanic mantas cross regularly.
Conditions
Depth
18 to 40 m
Advanced depths
Current
Can be moderate
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 40 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
26 to 30°C
3mm wetsuit
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