Arborek Jetty
Arborek Jetty's location is perfect for those wishing to explore both the macro wonders of the area and the occasional larger pelagic visitors.
The reef’s name comes from a story when the site was first being explored by Raja Ampat dive pioneer, Max Amer.
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Located east off the coast of Kri Island in Raja Ampat, Chicken Reef is a spectacular dive site known for its diverse marine life and dramatic underwater topography.
The reef’s name comes from a story when the site was first being explored by Raja Ampat dive pioneer Max Amer. The story goes that his dive buddy was petrified of sharks (even though they are small harmless reef sharks).
His buddy on the dive drew his knife and Max was so scared that he decided to name the site “Chicken Reef”.
This site is particularly famous for its healthy coral gardens, abundant fish life, and the opportunity for thrilling encounters with large predators.
The marine life at Chicken Reef is abundant, with something for every type of diver to enjoy. Large schools of fusiliers, surgeonfish, bluefin jacks, and butterflyfish are commonly spotted, while sweetlips, clown triggerfish, and snappers add pops of colour to the reef.
Large predatory fish such as barracudas, whitetip reef sharks, blacktip reef sharks, trevallies, and giant trevallies are frequent visitors, patrolling the reef in search of food.
In the shallower areas, you can often see large schools of bumphead parrotfish grazing on the coral, while Spanish mackerel and tuna occasionally make an appearance.
Smaller species, such as batfish, unicorn surgeonfish, red-margin shrimpgobies and angelfish, add diversity to the site’s marine life.
This site can be dived either on rising or falling current and this will determine how we enter and navigate the site. On a rising current we will drop in on the north end of the site, keep the reef on our right-hand side and swim south.
On a falling tide, we will drop in on the south end, keep the reef on our left-hand side and swim north. Whichever direction we take, we will drop into the submerged seamount where the top is just 5 meters under the surface.
From here we will make our way down to about 20 meters where all the good stuff is to start exploring along the sloping reef. Of particular note are some nice bommies, abundant in marine life at the southern end of the site.
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Arborek Jetty's location is perfect for those wishing to explore both the macro wonders of the area and the occasional larger pelagic visitors.
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Chicken Reef is characterized by large coral bommies, gorgonian fans, covering a submerged seamount. The topography is varied, with walls, sloping reefs, and deep channels. The reef is home to a dense array of soft corals, including table corals, feather corals, and black stag-horn corals, which provide shelter for an impressive number of fish species. The site is also dotted with anemones, creating a colourful and visually striking underwater landscape.
The maximum depth at Chicken Reef is approximately 30 meters (98 feet), making it suitable for divers of intermediate to advanced levels.
The majority of the dive occurs at shallower depths, with most of the action happening between 10 to 20 meters (33 to 66 feet), allowing for an extended exploration of the vibrant coral gardens.
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