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Dive Review of Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III in
Micronesia/Palau

Fish 'n Fins Ocean Hunter III: "Great trip, this my 4th time to Palau.", Jun, 2023,

by Mark Vanderlinden, CA, US (Reviewer Reviewer 6 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 12456.

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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling 3 stars
Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 2 stars
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Comments This was my 4th trip to Palau (I made previous ones on the no longer operating Sun Tamarin and the Sea Hunter 1). This trip was actually two back to back trips of 10 and 7 days. In my opinion if you want max diving, the Sea Hunter III is the boat to be on. I was able to make 63 dives on these trips even skipping most night dives (I personally can handle 4 dives but I can’t push it to handle the 5 scheduled dives on all dive days except the first and last days of ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving California, Florida, Hawaii, Micronesia (Palau, Yap, Truk), Wake and Johnston Is, Malaysia (Sipadan), Okinawa, Maldives, Indonesia (Bali and Wakatobi), Solomon IS, Baja ( Socorro)
Closest Airport KOROR, Palau Getting There Several ways from west coast- you can use United going thru Hawaii and Guam, or use my way via China Airlines via Taipei ( it may be longer but less stop overs)

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy Seas calm, choppy, surge, currents
Water Temp 80-82°F / 27-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 30-100 Ft/ 9-30 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions You could pretty much dive your own profile but you generally had to follow the guide as most dives were live boat and you all had to be together for pick up after completing the dive.
Liveaboard? yes Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks Lots Mantas 1 or 2
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 5 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities 5 stars
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments Reasonable camera setup and charging areas comparable to most liveaboards I've been on.

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