Fariana Trench

Fariana Trench was released on November 9, 2017. It is also the 34rd island location in Farovia (56th in-game).

Fariana Trench

Description: The Fariana Trench is a new hydrothermal vent fishing spot that researchers just discovered. The deep sea location is littered with mineral spires two stories tall that have grown up around these vents, which attract a range of creatures seeking food, shelter and warmth!

Fishing in Fariana Trench will involve diving to lower levels similar in fashion to Sans Culpra by using the new Fariana Submarina pole. However here you can dive to varying levels of depths, three in total.

(To see what the island looks like behind the shadows, click here!) To travel there, click here!

How to get there

It appears to be unlocked for everyone with no boat or point requirements needed, so any player should be able to travel from WaterPort once they have a boat.

What to catch

Full descriptions of each Fariana Trench fish can be found in The Fish of Fariana Trench.

Fish	Min. Pole	Population Status	Min. Points	Min. Gold	Min. Skill	Chum Preference
Zooplank Fish	Level 0 Fariana Submarina	12Fairly Prolific	1,900	1,748		-
Dumbopus Fish	Level 0 Fariana Submarina	10Average	2,000	1,840		-
Sea Butterfly Fish	Level 3 Fariana Submarina	10Average	2,100	1,932		-
Scrubadub Fish	Level 6 Fariana Submarina	06Threatened	2,200	2,024		-
Boxnip Fish	Level 14 Fariana Submarina	05Endangered	2,300	2,116		-
Coffin Fish	Level 24 Fariana Submarina	07Extremely Rare	1,900	1,748		-
Mantis Shrimp Fish	Level 31 Fariana Submarina	05Endangered	2,400	2,208		-
Freckle Pec Fish	Level 39 Fariana Submarina	10Average	1,910	1,757		-
Flashy Fish	Level 45 Fariana Submarina	07Extremely Rare	1,910	1,757		-
Foosball Fish	Level 58 Fariana Submarina	05Endangered	2,500	2,300		-
Ostracod Fish	Level 64 Fariana Submarina	07Extremely Rare	2,000	1,840		-
Roughback Bat Fish	Level 74 Fariana Submarina	03Near Extinction	3,000	2,760		-
Glassopus Fish	Level 82 Fariana Submarina	05Endangered	2,500	2,300		-
Orthocannon Fish	Level 96 Fariana Submarina	07Extremely Rare	2,100	1,932		-
Spaghetti Monster Fish	Level 102 Fariana Submarina	04Critically Endangered	3,400	3,128		-
Crinoid Fish	Level 109 Fariana Submarina	09Rare	1,500	1,380		-
Armored Searobin Fish	Level 114 Fariana Submarina	07Extremely Rare	2,600	2,392		-
Tardigrade Fish	Level 119 Fariana Submarina	08Very Rare	2,200	2,024		-
Rhino Chimaera Fish	Level 122 Fariana Submarina	03Near Extinction	6,000	5,520		-
Robo Pram Fish	Level 132 Fariana Submarina	06Threatened	2,000	1,840		-
Yeti Crab Fish	Level 137 Fariana Submarina	05Endangered	3,200	2,944		-
Killer Krill Fish	Level 144 Fariana Submarina	09Rare	1,900	1,748		-
Giant Sea Spider Fish	Level 154 Fariana Submarina	05Endangered	3,000	2,760		-
Black Swallower Fish	Level 164 Fariana Submarina	04Critically Endangered	5,000	4,600		-
Vampire Squid Fish	Level 176 Fariana Submarina	03Near Extinction	7,000	6,440		-
Atlantic Wolf Fish	Level 180 Fariana Submarina	Almost Extinct	10,000	9,200		-
Pacific Black Dragon Fish	Level 180 Fariana Submarina	Almost Extinct	10,000	9,200		-

What to Buy

You can buy one pole here: Fariana Submarina.

The new Scuba Chum is available at the shop.

Type	Item	Cost	Points
Pole	Fariana Submarina	60,000	N/A
Pole	Quad Qlaw for Fariana Submarina	9,990	Level 26
Pole	Torpedo Communicado for Fariana Submarina	12,000	Level 90
Pole	Technologic Flipper Flap for Fariana Submarina	14,000	Level 133

How to Play

Use the Fariana Submarina pole to fish and dive to deeper depths, and complete the Fariana Submarina Quests. It is not possible to fish while at the surface and when you travel to Fariana Trench, one might need to manually dive down to at least the first depth in order to fish if it does not automatically dive upon arrival. There are three various depths of risk one can fish at. Diving down to each progressively deeper depths is riskier as it increases the odds of more misses as well as an increased chance of pole damage. However comes with a higher chance at catching rarer and hard to get fish as a payoff reward.

Each pole add-on allows you to go to further depth in feet, however it will always still be the same three depths. The actual depths in feet or meters is not as important (only indicative of pole level / addons), it is the 3 risk depths. The three depths are as follows:

• Sank down to at depth of 1k ft (305 m); Addon #1 - 5k ft (1.5k m); #2 - 10k ft (3k m); #3 - 20k ft (6.1k m)
  • Safe Depth: Regular fishing odds, 1% chance of damage
• Sank down to at depth of 2.5k ft (762 m); Addon #1 - 7.5k ft (2.3k m); #2 - 15k ft (4.6k m); #3 - 30k ft (9.1k m)
  • Risky Depth: Increased odds at rarer fish, more misses, 3% chance of damage
• Sank down to at depth of 5k ft (1.5k m); Addon #1 - 10k ft (3k m); #2 - 20k ft (6.1k m); #3 - 36k ft (11k m)
  • Dangerous Depth: Greatly increased odds at rarer fish, even more misses, 6% chance of damage

Starting off it is recommended to stick to the first Safe depth for awhile as new poles already have an increased odds at more misses and there are not any rarer fish to catch. Experience has shown diving down to deeper depths in the beginning levels can be rather costly with all the pole damages one will receive. Using the quest boost for the first two quests (Octobutter Salad / Escarcoffin) is not that difficult catching all the fish up to level 31 at the first Safe depth.

It is possible to finish all quests at the Safe depth level and is up to each Wrangler to decide if and when to sink to lower Riskier depths. One recommended strategy is to fish mostly at the Safe Depth to avoid more additional misses and save on Gold repair costs, only sinking down deeper when wanting to catch the more elusive harder to catch fish for finishing quests. The first harder habitat to catch is the Roughback Bat Fish level 74 fish. Another strategy if wanting to get Fastest Quest records or not concerned about Gold costs is to always fish at Dangerous Depth.

Moving on

Following the next releash order is the Big Love Island locations. However can decide on any non-linear path one chooses.