Marpi Reef or Marpi Bank is a narrow seamount lies north of Saipan. With length of and in width, the reef is generally similar to the Tatsumi Reef south of Tinian in terms of orientation in a northeast to southwest. The peak of the seamount is at 26 fathoms or 53 m under water surfaces.
It is one of fishing points in the region, and various cetaceans (whales and dolphins) migrate and live in the waters including humpback whales.NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. 2017. A Whale of a Week in Saipan: Dispatches from the Field. Retrieved on March 27, 2017NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. 2014. Cetacean Surveys of the Southern Mariana Islands: Saipan, Tinian, and Aguijan (May 30-June 14, 2014). Retrieved on March 27, 2017
References
External links Saipan Island (& Marpi Bank) - the Pacific Islands Benthic Habitat Mapping Center