Piaynemo Jetty is located on the eastern side of Penemu island, just before the entrance to the lagoon for trekking.
Piaynemo Jetty is located on the eastern side of Penemu island, just before the entrance to the lagoon for trekking. This nice easy jetty dive has little to no current and a shallow bottom so can be attempted by all levels of divers.
This dive site lies in the shadow of the dramatic limestone karsts that rise from the waters of Piaynemo. A shallow site that is easy to access, the jetty’s waters harbor the kind of underwater topography that makes for a great night dive.
Pilings encrusted with corals define the dive here, running down like columns in a temple to the marine gods. The soft corals and sponges that live on these vertical marine canvases are home to an amazing assortment of reef fish. Beyond the pilings, there’s a sandy, seagrassy seabed.
Marine life here consists of the small things you expect to find in the sand, as that is the majority of the site compared to the small areas of coral and seagrass.
Octopus, robust ghost pipefish, eels, and cuttlefish dominate here. During the day around the jetty pylons you may also see damselfish, anemonefish, angelfish and butterflyfish.
To dive the site, we enter the water in front of the jetty then make our way down to 18 to 20 meters. We keep the sandy slope on our left hand side as we explore the bottom for bizarre macro critters, until it is time top head back up the slope to 5 meters for our safety stop.
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Topography: Shallow coral reef around jetty pilings, leading to a sandy seabed with scattered coral patches.
Max Depth: 20 meters.
Typical Current: Mild
Best For: Mild night dive spot for critter hunting
Snorkeller friendly (During the Day).
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