Diving: Getting out on the water
A clown fish hovers over colorful coral in Majuro lagoon. Photo: Deb Burnsworth
Despite the fact that Majuro is the country’s largest population center, with about 35,000 residents, the waters are remarkably clear and rich in sea life (especially on the ocean sides and at the main pass, Kalalin).
If you are a certified diver/s you can charter the 25-foot sports boat Wasabi with Captain Cary Evarts (caryevarts@yahoo.com or call him on 692-455-3044). Wasabi can take you anywhere in and around Majuro or over to nearby Arno Atoll.
There is only one full-time dive operation, Raycrew, which is run by Hiro and is based at the Marshall Islands Resort. Phone (692) 625-2739 or email info@raycrew.jp.
For diving in atolls other than Majuro and Arno, the best option is to contact Australian Martin Daly (www.indiestrader.com), owner of the Indies Trader fleet of boats. He has a number of boats of varying sizes to take people out diving anywhere in the Marshall Islands, including Bikini Atoll. His agent in Majuro is Ramsey Reimers: (692) 455-7226.
Note that to dive in the Marshall lslands, you need a permit from the Historic Preservation Office found in the Ministry of Cultural and Internal Affairs. A pdf of the permit is below. You can right click on the pdf to save and then print the permit.
DivePermit
