Uepi and Marovo Lagoon

Use guided boat diving, carry a working dive computer, and follow tide briefings closely at Uepi Point, Uepi Elbow, Charapoana Point, Welcome Jetty, and Deku Dekuru. Keep profiles conservative, avoid solo diving, deploy SMBs as instructed, and do not enter caves or swim-throughs without a guide. Freedivers should never train alone, should use visible floats, and should separate freedive and scuba sessions conservatively.

Medical support in Marovo Lagoon is limited and pharmacies are not accessible from Uepi in the way they are in a town. Solomon Islands has a recompression chamber in Honiara, but divers outside Honiara may still need complex transport before treatment. Carry prescription medication, allergy medication, ear-care supplies, travel insurance, and dive evacuation cover. Malaria, dengue, Zika, and chikungunya are risks elsewhere in Solomon Islands, so discuss prevention with a travel doctor.

Marovo Lagoon sits within the Coral Triangle and the wider Marovo-Tetepare conservation landscape, with high coral and fish diversity plus turtles, dugong values, mangroves, seagrass, and customary marine tenure. Do not touch coral, chase wildlife, take shells, anchor on reef, or visit reef areas without local permission. Pay reef-owner fees through operators, dress respectfully in villages, and support community conservation by buying local crafts fairly and following host guidance.