Connected by a sand bank to Koh Phangan it is quite a sight
Koh Ma is a small island just 150m off the coast of Koh Phangan and is connected to the main island by a sand bank that people can use to cross on low tide.
This dive site is around a rocky island that is sticking out at sea. It is surrounded by shallow waters on the beach side and deeper water on the seaside that attracts bigger fishes.
It is connected to the Mae Haad Bay coral reef and is a very short swim from Mae Haad.
Name
Koh Ma
Depth Range
0 to 24 meters
Bottom Composition
Smaller pinnacles, big coral formations, boulders, sandy bottom
Currents
None to moderate
Common Marine Life
Coral Grouper (Plectropomus leopardus), Yellowtail Barracuda (Sphyraena flavicauda), Bluebarred Parrotfish (Scarus ghobban), Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion), Long-spined Sea Urchin (Diadema setosum), Moon Wrasse (Thalassoma lunare), Longfin Bannerfish (Heniochus acuminatus), Blackfin or Chevron Barracuda (Sphyraena qenie), Bigeye Trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus), Dash-and-dot Goatfish (Parupeneus barberinus), Copperband Butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus), Scissor-tailed Fusilier (Caesio caerulaurea), Flathead Grey Mullet (Mugil cephalus), Sandfish Sea Cucumber (Holothuria scabra), Giant Clam (Tridacna gigas), Starry Puffer (Arothron stellatus), Yellowfin Surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus), Three-spot Damselfish (Dascyllus trimaculatus), Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), Orange-spotted Grouper (Epinephelus coioides)
Uncommon Marine Life
Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), Harlequin Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides), Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion cubicus), Honeycomb Moray (Gymnothorax favagineus), Banded Sea Krait (Laticauda colubrina), Blue-spotted Ribbontail Ray (Taeniura lymma), Common Seahorse (Hippocampus kuda), Pharaoh Cuttlefish (Sepia pharaonis)
Coral, Anemonnes and Sponges
Staghorn Coral (Acropora cervicornis), Brain Coral (Platygyra lamellina), Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia muta), Whip Coral (Leptogorgia virgulata), Magnificent Sea Anemone (Heteractis magnifica), Bubble Tip Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor)
Special features
The dive site has many big coral formations which are worth to spend time observing.
Looking under big rocks is one of the way to spot the elusive Blue-spotted Ribbontail Ray (Taeniura lymma).
