Dive Review of Fish 'n Fins/Palau Pacific Resort in
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Fish 'n Fins/Palau Pacific Resort, Mar, 2013, by S Lori Brown, WA, US ( Sr. Contributor 22 reports). Report 6926.
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Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
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Comments	While on vacation in Micronesia, we stopped over in Palau for a few days. We stayed at the Palau Pacific Resort (which is a very nice resort) but their dive operation was booked solid for the few days we were in Palau. As a result we went to the Fish and Fins dive operation. Fish and Fins picked us up on the first day (of three) at 7:30 in the morning. After filling out the usual stack of forms we were sent out to a boat with our dive gear. There was pandemonium around the boats as divers moved gear to and fro and set up their gear. Each boat held about 16-20 people. We got on our assigned boat, analyzed our tanks (nitrox) and set them up, and then waited for an hour and a half before the boat left. In addition to the divers on board, there were also a number of snorkelers including a family with young children. The second day, we were on a boat with the same family and some new divers. There was no effort to sort divers by skill and level. The best dive was at the Blue Corner. During this dive, we hooked onto the reef and just hung and watched as the sharks and swarms of fish cruised by. When the traffic died down, we moved over the reef. The sun was very bright, the water clear, and the visibility perfect. Unfortunately, I counted 12 other boats (each holding about 15-20 divers) at the site when we arrived. On the third day, we bailed out after we got on the boat because they were planning to go to the jellyfish lake and we had already booked a tour with another company to go to the lake on another day. Since they were unable to leave us off before going to the lake, we opted out and lugged our gear off the boat. I don’t blame the operation, they cater to a wide range of divers and because they had probably eighty to a hundred customers divided up on their numerous boats, it was not possible for them to move us to one of the few boats that weren't going to jellyfish lake that day. But I would have as a note to self: if I ever get back to Palau, dive from a live aboard. The land based diving heads out to the sites mid-morning and there are crowds at each of the sites by 10AM. They seem to cater to beginning divers and snorkelers. All that said and done: go to Jellyfish Lake: it is awesome. The park fee is high to go there – it is a preserve. As a result, they only let in about 20 people at a time for about 45 minutes. This brackish marine lake is filled with gentle pulsating photosynthetic jellyfish. Diving isn’t permitted with the reason given that the jellyfish are too delicate but snorkeling is allowed. It is well worth the trip to Palau just to see these creatures which range in size from about ¼ inch to about 3-4 inches diameter.
Websites	Fish 'n Fins Palau Pacific Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Florida, Hawaii, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington (Puget Sound), Bonaire, Cozumel, Fiji, Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea, Jamaica, Truk Lagoon
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	25-50 Ft/ 8-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive guides wanted all divers to stay near and during briefing set maximum dive depth and time limit.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	1 or 2
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Not emphasized.

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Dive Review of Fish 'n Fins/Palau Pacific Resort in Micronesia/Palau

Fish 'n Fins/Palau Pacific Resort, Mar, 2013,

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Dive Review of Fish 'n Fins/Palau Pacific Resort in
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