Eel Garden
Madang · Papua New Guinea
Eel Garden is Madang's most celebrated macro site, a sandy slope beginning at 15 meters where garden eels sway in their thousands alongside a supporting cast of nudibranchs, pipefish, and juvenile fish so dense and diverse that experienced photographers return day after day without exhausting the subjects. The gentle current and outstanding visibility make long, unhurried dives the norm at this genuinely world-class critter site.
Conditions
Depth
8 to 25 m
Open water and up
Current
Variable
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
20 to 35 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
26 to 30°C
3mm wetsuit
Your chances of seeing each animal
Halimeda Ghost Pipefish
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Robust Ghost Pipefish
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Chromodoris Nudibranch
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Pegasus Sea Moth
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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