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Diving and snorkelling

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553 diving and snorkelling sites across 117 countries — from coral reefs to wrecks more than 300 metres deep.

553documented dive sites117countries300metres maximum depth

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About these dive sites

Dive and snorkelling sites with the data you need to choose one — depth range, recommended certification, visibility, water temperature, current, access and best season, wherever they are documented — and the marine species recorded at each site. Where each piece of data comes from is explained in how we build our profiles.

Volcanic/Reserve

Ustica Island

Italy

103 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

25 m22 °C

Sea cave

Isle of Capri (Blue Grotto)

Italy

103 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water / Snorkel

20 m20 °C

Sea cave

Kastellorizo (Blue Cave)

Greece

102 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

25 m24 °C

Rocky reef/Cave

Halkidiki

Greece

102 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m22 °C

Rocky reef/Wreck

Rhodes

Greece

102 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Cave/Rocky reef

Symi

Greece

102 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Volcanic/Cave

Milos

Greece

101 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m23 °C

Cave/Rocky reef

Corfu (Paleokastritsa)

Greece

101 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Cave/Wreck

Fethiye

Türkiye

101 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Rocky reef/Wreck

Marmaris

Türkiye

101 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Wreck/Rocky reef

Bodrum (aircraft wreck)

Türkiye

99 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Underwater museum/Artificial reef

Museo Atlántico (Lanzarote)

Spain

97 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

15 m20 °C

Sea cave

Blue Cave of Biševo

Croatia

94 species

Up to 10 m · Open Water / Snorkel

20 m22 °C

Wall/Cave

Lastovo Island

Croatia

93 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m21 °C

Salt lake/Reserve

Mljet Island

Croatia

93 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m21 °C

Wall/Cave

Kornati Islands

Croatia

93 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m21 °C

Volcanic reef

Garajau Marine Reserve (Madeira)

Portugal

93 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m20 °C

Wreck/Reef

Cirkewwa (Malta)

Malta

92 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

30 m20 °C

Light cave

Comino (Blue Lagoon and Caves)

Malta

92 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

30 m20 °C

Cave/Wreck

Cape Greco

Cyprus

91 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m22 °C

Rocky reef/Cave

Ksamil

Albania

89 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Rocky reef/Wreck

Piran

Slovenia

88 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m19 °C

UNESCO
Coastal reef

Ningaloo Reef

Australia

68 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m

Reef/Wall

Raja Ampat

Indonesia

65 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

25 m29 °C

Jellyfish lake/Reef

Derawan Islands (Kakaban / Sangalaki)

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef/Wall

Wakatobi National Park

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

30 m28 °C

Reef/Wall

Panglao (Bohol)

Philippines

63 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Coastal pelagic

Cenderawasih Bay (whale shark)

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef/Wall

Andaman Islands (Havelock)

India

62 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Muck diving

Puerto Galera

Philippines

62 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Wreck/Muck diving

Sabang Bay

Philippines

62 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef/Atoll

Togean Islands

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Bay reef

Padang Bai (Blue Lagoon)

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef/Wreck

Riau Islands (Bintan)

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Wreck

USAT Liberty (Tulamben)

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Macro photography/Reef

Anilao

Philippines

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef/Wreck

Tioman Island

Malaysia

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coral lagoon

Anambas Islands

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Reef/Wreck

Batam Islands

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coral reef

Karimunjawa

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coastal pelagic

Ticao Island (Donsol, whale shark)

Philippines

61 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Urban reef

Kepulauan Seribu

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

8 m29 °C

Bommie reef

Kri Island (Raja Ampat)

Indonesia

60 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Muck diving

Ambon (Twilight Zone)

Indonesia

60 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

10 m28 °C

Cleaning station

Manta Ridge (Arborek)

Indonesia

60 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Hard coral reef

Surin Islands

Thailand

60 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Sloping reef

Amed and Jemeluk Bay

Indonesia

60 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Muck diving/Reef

Mabul Island

Malaysia

60 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m29 °C

Shallow reef

Perhentian Islands

Malaysia

60 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef/Pinnacle

Koh Tao

Thailand

60 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m29 °C

Reef/Wall

Moalboal (Sardine Run)

Philippines

60 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Coral reef

Con Dao Islands

Vietnam

60 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coral reef

Redang Island

Malaysia

60 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef/Reserve

Con Son Island (North Con Dao)

Vietnam

60 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef/Wall

Siquijor

Philippines

60 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Sloping reef

Bunutan

Indonesia

60 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Granite rocky reef

Bangka Belitung

Indonesia

60 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Sloping reef

Cape Kri

Indonesia

60 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m29 °C

Cave/Karst lagoon

Sohoton Cove

Philippines

60 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Turtle nesting reef

Sangalaki Islands

Indonesia

60 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Reserve

Apo Island

Philippines

59 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Sandy bottom (muck diving)

Lembeh Strait

Indonesia

59 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

10 m28 °C

Wall

Menjangan Island (Bali Barat)

Indonesia

59 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

30 m27 °C

Reef/Pelagic

Morotai (shark diving)

Indonesia

59 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Muck diving/Reef

Halmahera (walking sharks)

Indonesia

59 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Volcanic reef

Pulau Weh

Indonesia

59 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Muck diving

Milne Bay

Papua New Guinea

59 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef/Wreck

Tenggol Island

Malaysia

59 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Endemic species

Banggai Islands

Indonesia

59 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coral reef

Phu Quoc

Vietnam

59 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef/Wreck

Gili Trawangan

Indonesia

58 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Volcanic/Reef

Camiguin Island

Philippines

58 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Coral lagoon

Marovo Lagoon

Solomon Islands

58 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Wreck

Cebu (Mactan Island)

Philippines

58 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Cave

Camotes Islands

Philippines

58 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Coral reef

Bali (Nusa Dua)

Indonesia

58 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef of the 17 islands

Riung Islands (Flores)

Indonesia

58 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

UNESCO
Coral reef

Whitsunday Islands (Chalkies Beach)

Australia

57 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m

Fjord/Reef

Tufi Fjords

Papua New Guinea

57 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Reef/Pinnacle

Kimbe Bay

Papua New Guinea

57 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Coral atoll

Lakshadweep (Bangaram)

India

57 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Rocky reef/Wreck

Grande Island (Goa)

India

57 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

8 m27 °C

Coastal pelagic

Kalpitiya

Sri Lanka

57 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Military pier/Macro

Navy Pier (Exmouth)

Australia

56 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

See dive site
Pelagic/Reef

Mafia Island (whale shark)

Tanzania

56 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef/Bioluminescent plankton

Koh Rong

Cambodia

56 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

10 m29 °C

Reef/Pinnacle

Koh Phi Phi

Thailand

56 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Pinnacle

Nha Trang

Vietnam

56 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

8 m27 °C

Rocky islet

Netrani Island

India

56 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

12 m27 °C

Reef/Bioluminescent plankton

Koh Ta Kiev

Cambodia

55 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

10 m29 °C

Coastal reef

Pigeon Island

Sri Lanka

55 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coral reef

Koh Lipe

Thailand

55 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coral reef

Racha Yai

Thailand

55 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Coral reef

Kerama Islands

Japan

55 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

30 m24 °C

Reef/Tidal channel

Watamu Marine Park

Kenya

55 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Feeding bay

Baa Atoll (Hanifaru Bay)

Maldives

54 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

UNESCO
Coral reef

Lady Elliot Island

Australia

54 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m

Reef/Archipelago

Quirimbas Islands

Mozambique

54 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Reef/Reserve

Daymaniyat Islands

Oman

54 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Volcanic reef

Comoros (Mohéli)

Comoros

54 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef/Fjord

Bandar Khayran

Oman

54 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Coral reef

Hikkaduwa

Sri Lanka

54 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coastal muck diving

Blue Heron Bridge

United States

53 species

Up to 8 m · Open Water

5 m26 °C

Reef/Tidal channel

Watamu Turtle Watch

Kenya

53 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef/Underwater dune

Bazaruto Archipelago

Mozambique

53 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Atoll reef

Mnemba Atoll (Zanzibar)

Tanzania

53 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Coral reef

Malindi Marine Park

Kenya

53 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

UNESCO
Coral reef

Heron Island

Australia

52 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m

Rocky reef

Dibba Rock

United Arab Emirates

52 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m26 °C

Volcanic reef

Weizhou Island

China

52 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

10 m26 °C

Coral reef

Wuzhizhou Island

China

52 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

10 m27 °C

Coral reef

Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Park

Kenya

52 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Bioluminescence phenomenon

Vaadhoo (bioluminescent tides)

Maldives

52 species

Up to 10 m · Open Water / Snorkel

15 m28 °C

UNESCO
Platform reef

Norman Reef

Australia

51 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m

UNESCO
Reef

Cod Hole

Australia

51 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m

Granite reef

La Digue

Seychelles

51 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Lagoon reef

Blue Bay Marine Park

Mauritius

51 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m26 °C

Fringing reef

Marsa Shagra

Egypt

51 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Reef/Lagoon

Fury Shoal

Egypt

51 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Reef/Wall

Xcalak

Mexico

51 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Private coral reserve

Chumbe Island

Tanzania

51 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Volcanic lagoon reef

Saint-Gilles (Réunion)

Réunion

51 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m25 °C

UNESCO
Outer reef

Agincourt Reefs

Australia

51 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

30 m

UNESCO
Platform reef

Flynn Reef

Australia

51 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m

Coral reef

Bawe Island

Tanzania

50 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef/Protected island

Wadi Gimal

Egypt

50 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Fringing reef

Marsa Nakari

Egypt

50 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Dolphin lagoon

Satayah Reef (dolphins)

Egypt

49 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Coral reef

Kenting National Park

Taiwan

49 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m26 °C

Fringing reef

Giftun Islands

Egypt

48 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Lagoon reef

Dolphin House (Sha'ab Samadai)

Egypt

48 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Reef/Wall

Ras Mohammed National Park

Egypt

48 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

30 m26 °C

Coral reef

Green Island (Lyudao)

Taiwan

48 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Reef/Volcanic

Nosy Be

Madagascar

48 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Kelp forest

Monterey Bay (Point Lobos)

United States

48 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

10 m13 °C

Reef/Mangrove

Farasan Islands

Saudi Arabia

48 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Lagoon reef

Marsa Egla

Egypt

48 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Reef/Lagoon

Umluj (the Maldives of Saudi Arabia)

Saudi Arabia

48 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Seagrass meadow

Abu Dabab (dugongs)

Egypt

48 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Coastal pelagic

Arta Beach (whale shark)

Djibouti

47 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m26 °C

Reef/Cave

Moucha Island

Djibouti

47 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Reef/Wreck

Veracruz (Veracruz Reef System)

Mexico

47 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m26 °C

Coral reef

Looe Key

United States

46 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Reef

Molasses Reef

United States

46 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

UNESCO
Coral channel

Ulong Channel

Palau

45 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m

Surface pelagic

Isla Mujeres (whale shark)

Mexico

45 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Lagoon/Pelagic

Aitutaki

Cook Islands

45 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Barrier reef

Rarotonga

Cook Islands

45 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Coral lagoon

Isle of Pines (New Caledonia)

New Caledonia

45 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m25 °C

Artificial reef/Memorial

Neptune Memorial Reef (Miami)

United States

45 species

Up to 12 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Reef/Wall

Jardines de la Reina

Cuba

44 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

35 m27 °C

Marine reserve

Nosy Tanikely

Madagascar

44 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Reef/Wall

Turneffe Atoll

Belize

44 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Wreck

Umbria wreck (Wingate Reef)

Sudan

44 species

Up to 36 m · Open Water; penetration only with a wreck qualification

Sponges · encrusting corals · crinoids

Reef/Submerged statue

Christ of the Abyss (Key Largo)

United States

44 species

Up to 8 m · Open Water / Snorkel

20 m26 °C

Reef/Tunnel

Ambergris Caye

Belize

44 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

30 m27 °C

Lagoon reef

San Blas Islands (Guna Yala)

Panama

44 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Lagoon reef

Morrocoy National Park

Venezuela

44 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef/Cave

Yasawa Islands

Fiji

44 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Barrier reef

Kadavu

Fiji

44 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Barrier reef

Nananu-i-Ra

Fiji

44 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Reef/Wreck

Samoa (coral reefs)

Samoa

44 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m29 °C

Reef/Underwater sculpture

Manchones Reef (Cancún)

Mexico

44 species

Up to 10 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef cut/Reserve

Hol Chan Marine Reserve

Belize

43 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Coral reef

Rainbow Reef (Key Largo)

United States

43 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Reef/Wreck

Deception Bay (Efate)

Vanuatu

43 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Coral reef

Mystery Island (Vanuatu)

Vanuatu

43 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Shallow cave

French Reef (Key Largo)

United States

43 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Surface pelagic

Tonga (swimming with whales)

Tonga

43 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

20 m26 °C

Reef/Mangrove

Bocas del Toro

Panama

43 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Wreck/Volcanic reef

Cape Verde (Sal Island)

Cabo Verde

43 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m24 °C

Lagoon reef

Los Roques

Venezuela

43 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Reef/Cultural

Pentecost Island

Vanuatu

43 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Reef/Wreck

Rota Island

Northern Mariana Islands

43 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Wreck

SS Benwood (Key Largo)

United States

42 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

25 m26 °C

Kelp forest

Channel Islands National Park

United States

41 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m15 °C

Reef/Wall

Chuuk Lagoon (Truk Lagoon)

Micronesia

41 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m29 °C

Pelagic/Reef

Utila (whale shark)

Honduras

41 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

Reef/Reserve

Cayos Cochinos

Honduras

41 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m27 °C

Lagoon reef

Molasses Reef (Isla Mujeres)

Mexico

41 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

15 m27 °C

Coral lagoon

Cocos Lagoon (Guam)

Guam

41 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Marine park reef

Chankanaab Reef (Cozumel)

Mexico

41 species

Up to 15 m · Open Water

25 m27 °C

Atlantic rocky reef

Cíes Islands

Spain

142 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m16 °C

Octopus · conger eels · lobsters

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
Marine reserve

Sesimbra

Portugal

137 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m18 °C

Groupers · octopus · conger eels

Ocean
See dive site
Rocky reef/Wreck

L'Escala (Costa Brava)

Spain

121 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m19 °C

Groupers · conger eels · the Reggio Messina wreck

Ocean
See dive site
Blue light cave

Cabrera (Cova Blava)

Spain

119 species

Up to 20 m · Open Water

25 m20 °C

Reef fish · lobsters · the blue light effect

Marine protected area
See dive site
Marine reserve/Wall

Port-Cros National Park

France

115 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

20 m19 °C

Groupers · corals · a marked underwater trail

Ocean
See dive site
Marine reserve/Wreck

Côte Bleue

France

115 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m19 °C

Groupers · corals · archaeological remains

See dive site
Submerged statue / Rocky wall

Cristo degli Abissi (San Fruttuoso)

Italy

105 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water; also accessible by freediving

Grouper · lobster · passing pelagics; walls with coral and deep crevices

Marine protected area
See dive site
Reef/Reserve

Zakynthos (loggerhead turtle)

Greece

104 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

25 m23 °C

Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) · Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)

Marine protected area
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Cave/Reef

Plemmirio Marine Reserve (Sicily)

Italy

104 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m22 °C

Corals · moray eels · lobsters

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Rocky reef/Pink beach

Elafonisi (Crete)

Greece

104 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

20 m23 °C

Reef fish · corals · lobsters

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Dusky groupers · tuna · amberjack

OceanMarine protected area
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Reef fish · bioluminescent encrusting corals

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Reef fish · lobsters

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Groupers · moray eels · seahorses

Ocean
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Groupers · octopus · the Italian Freighter wreck

Ocean
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Groupers · lobsters · sponges (a historic sponge-diving tradition)

Ocean
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Seahorses · lobsters · volcanic formations

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Groupers · octopus · lobsters

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Groupers · octopus · the Fethiye aircraft wreck

Ocean
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Groupers · moray eels · merchant ship wrecks

Ocean
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Reef fish · octopus · ancient amphora remains

Ocean
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Reef fish colonising the sculptures

Ocean
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Reef fish

Ocean
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Spiny lobsters · European lobsters · octopus

Marine protected area
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Groupers · corals · two inland salt lakes

OceanMarine protected area
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Posidonia oceanica meadows · bottlenose dolphin · loggerhead turtle

OceanIslandsMarine protected area
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Groupers · eagle rays · occasional turtles

Ocean
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Reef fish · two patrol boat wrecks

OceanMarine protected area
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Reef fish · the turquoise light effect

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Reef fish · moray eels · the nearby Zenobia wreck

Ocean
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Groupers · octopus · corals

Ocean
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Reef fish · moray eels · the Baron Gautsch wreck

Ocean
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25 °C

Between 300 and 500 whale sharks a year; giant manta rays · turtles · whales; more than 300 species of coral

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
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Reef and oceanic manta rays · tasselled wobbegongs · endemic walking sharks (Hemiscyllium)

OceanMarine protected area
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Reef manta rays all year round · green and hawksbill turtle · leopard shark

FreshwaterIslands
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Close to 950 species of fish and some 400 of coral; mobula rays · short-finned pilot whales · six species of dolphin

OceanMarine protected area
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Tarsier (on land) · turtles · sea snakes

Ocean
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Resident whale shark · more than 35 endemic fish species · hard coral gardens

Marine protected area
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Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · manta rays

OceanIslands
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Nudibranchs · seahorses · occasional reef sharks

Ocean
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Nudibranchs · seahorses · mimic octopus

Ocean
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Stingless jellyfish · reef sharks · hard corals

OceanIslands
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Frogfish · rhinopias · mimic and blue-ringed octopus

Ocean
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Reef fish · Second World War wrecks

OceanIslands
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More than 400 species of fish; bumphead parrotfish at dawn · trevally · barracuda

Ocean
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Nudibranchs in enormous variety · frogfish · octopus

Ocean
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Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · nudibranchs

Ocean
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Turtles · Napoleon wrasse · soft corals

OceanIslands
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Reef fish · sunken commercial wrecks

Ocean
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Reef sharks · turtles · hard corals

OceanIslands
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Whale shark on passage

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Reef fish · recovering corals

OceanIslands
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Giant manta rays · tasselled wobbegongs beneath the table corals · Denise's pygmy seahorse (endemic to Raja Ampat)

OceanMarine protected area
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Psychedelic frogfish (endemic to Ambon) · Ambon scorpionfish · rhinopias

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Resident reef manta rays · cleaner wrasse

Marine protected area
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More than 260 species of reef fish · 68 of coral · 48 of nudibranch and 31 of shrimp recorded in the park

OceanMarine protected area
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Clownfish · seahorses · mimic octopus

Ocean
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Pygmy seahorses · frogfish · mimic octopus

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Green turtles · blacktip reef sharks

Islands
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Occasional whale sharks · turtles · groupers

Ocean
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Millions of sardines in bait balls · turtles · whitetip reef sharks

Marine protected area
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Nesting green turtles · occasional dugongs

OceanIslands
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Green turtles · clownfish · soft corals

Islands
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Occasional dugongs · nesting turtles · hard corals

Islands
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Turtles · reef sharks · soft corals

Ocean
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Clownfish · seahorses · mimic octopus

Ocean
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Reef fish · octopus · granite formations

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Giant trevally of more than 20 kg · bigeye trevally · barracuda

OceanMarine protected area
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Reef fish · karst formations

Freshwater
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Green turtles nesting en masse · manta rays

Islands
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Green turtles well used to divers · shoals of reef fish · dense hard coral

OceanMarine protected area
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Mimic octopus · blue-ringed octopus · hairy frogfish

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Whitetip reef sharks · turtles · Napoleon wrasse

OceanMarine protected area
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Blacktip reef sharks · eagle rays

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Walking sharks (Hemiscyllium) · spider crabs

Ocean
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Reef sharks · manta rays · occasional hammerhead shark

Ocean
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Pygmy seahorses · frogfish · mimic octopus

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Turtles · reef sharks · the nearby HMS Prince of Wales wreck

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Banggai cardinalfish (an endangered endemic species)

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Seahorses · turtles · hard corals

Ocean
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Green and hawksbill turtles · whitetip reef sharks

Ocean
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Reef fish · turtles · soft corals

Ocean
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Turtles · reef sharks · soft corals

Ocean
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Reef fish · the Kokusai Maru wreck

Ocean
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Turtles · reef fish · freshwater caves nearby

OceanFreshwaterIslands
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Reef fish · turtles · hard corals

Ocean
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Turtles · reef fish · fruit bats on a nearby island

Ocean
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25 °C

Turtles · reef fish · hard corals

OceanIslandsWorld Heritage
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Pygmy seahorses · reef sharks · muck diving

Ocean
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High coral diversity · reef sharks · manta rays

Ocean
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Reef sharks · dolphins · turtles

OceanIslands
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Reef fish · a small wreck

Ocean
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Resident dolphins · whales on passage

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Whale shark · dolphins · turtles

Ocean
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Seahorses · bioluminescent plankton at night

Ocean
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Leopard sharks · blacktip reef sharks · barracuda

OceanIslands
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Nudibranchs · seahorses · clownfish

Ocean
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Reef sharks · turtles · barracuda

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Seahorses · bioluminescent plankton at night

Ocean
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Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · parrotfish

Ocean
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Leopard sharks · turtles · seahorses

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Clownfish · turtles · octopus

Ocean
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Green turtles · hard corals of great diversity

Ocean
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Green turtles · moray eels · reef fish

Ocean
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Up to 200 reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) at once · the largest known aggregation in the world; whale shark

Marine protected area
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24 °C

Reef manta rays for much of the year · turtles · leopard sharks

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
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Dugongs · whale sharks on passage · turtles

OceanIslands
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Green turtles · blacktip reef sharks

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Nesting green turtles · dugongs · reef sharks

Islands
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Turtles · whitetip reef sharks · dolphins

Ocean
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Green turtles · clownfish · hard corals

Ocean
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Seahorses · octopus · frogfish

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Green turtles · moray eels · reef fish

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Dugongs · manta rays · whale sharks

Ocean
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Dolphins · green turtles · Napoleon wrasse

Ocean
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Reef fish · turtles · hard corals

Ocean
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25 °C

Nesting green and hawksbill turtles · manta rays · reef sharks

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
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Leopard sharks · turtles · occasional manta rays

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Hard corals · reef fish · volcanic formations

Ocean
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Reef fish · hard corals

Ocean
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Resident dolphins · turtles · Napoleon wrasse

Ocean
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Bioluminescent plankton (dinoflagellate phytoplankton)

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26 °C

Reef sharks · turtles · clownfish

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
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26 °C

Large potato cod · thoroughly used to divers · Napoleon wrasse

World HeritageMarine protected area
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Nurse sharks · hawksbill turtles · manta rays

Islands
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Clownfish · parrotfish · sea cucumbers

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Turtles · clownfish · moray eels

Ocean
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Bottlenose dolphins · hard coral in excellent condition · turtles

Ocean
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Groupers · lobsters · nurse sharks

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Napoleon wrasse · green turtles · pristine corals

OceanMarine protected area
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Turtles · reef fish

Ocean
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26 °C

Hard and soft corals · turtles · reef sharks

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
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26 °C

Reef sharks · giant groupers · turtles

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
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Dolphins · turtles · clownfish

Ocean
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Dugongs · turtles · whitetip reef sharks

OceanMarine protected area
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Turtles · dolphins · clownfish

Ocean
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Bottlenose dolphins in great numbers

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Clownfish · moray eels · nudibranchs

Ocean
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Forests of sea fans · moray eels · groupers

Ocean
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Resident bottlenose dolphins

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Barracuda · trevally · batfish

OceanMarine protected area
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Green turtles · thermal warm-water corals

Ocean
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Whale sharks on passage · turtles · manta rays

OceanIslands
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Sea otters · sea lions · octopus

Ocean
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Dolphins · occasional whale sharks · dugongs

OceanIslands
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Occasional dugongs · turtles · reef fish

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Turtles · clownfish · soft corals

Islands
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Resident dugongs · green turtles

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Juvenile whale shark · dolphins

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Turtles · reef sharks · hard corals

Ocean
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Colonial wrecks · lobsters · reef fish

Ocean
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Nurse sharks · lobsters · reef fish

OceanMarine protected area
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Turtles · vase sponges · snappers

OceanMarine protected area
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28 °C

Whitetip reef sharks · turtles · hard corals

OceanWorld HeritageMarine protected area
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Whale shark · manta rays

Ocean
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Humpback whales on passage · turtles · lagoon fish

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Reef fish · turtles · hard corals

OceanIslands
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Turtles · reef sharks · lagoon fish

Ocean
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Reef fish colonising the underwater memorial

Ocean
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Grey reef · silky · nurse

OceanMarine protected area
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Turtles · Napoleon wrasse · reef sharks

OceanIslands
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Bull sharks · groupers · turtles

OceanMarine protected area
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Brain coral formations · grunts · snapper

OceanMarine protected area
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Nurse sharks · eagle rays · groupers

Ocean
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Lobsters · rays · reef fish

OceanIslands
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Reef fish · lobsters · corals

Ocean
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Reef sharks · seasonal manta rays · soft corals

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Manta rays · reef sharks · soft corals

OceanIslands
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Reef sharks · turtles · hard corals

Ocean
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Turtles · reef sharks · the John Williams wreck

Ocean
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Reef fish · sculptures of the Underwater Museum of Art

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Nurse sharks · eagle rays · groupers

OceanMarine protected area
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Reef fish · lobsters · soft corals

OceanMarine protected area
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Reef fish · octopus · lobsters

Ocean
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Turtles · reef fish · hard corals

Ocean
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Moray eels · large snapper · groupers

OceanMarine protected area
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Humpback whale mothers and calves

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Sloths in the nearby mangroves · rays · octopus

OceanIslands
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Bull sharks (rare) · rays · turtles

Ocean
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Lobsters · turtles · parrotfish

OceanIslands
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Reef fish · hard corals

Ocean
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Turtles · reef fish · the Betty Bomber aircraft wreck

Ocean
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Sharks · turtles · occasional dolphins

OceanMarine protected area
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Giant kelp forests · sea lions · garibaldi

Marine protected area
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Hard and soft coral over every hull · lionfish · moray eels

OceanMarine protected area
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Whale shark · spinner dolphins

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Parrotfish · lobsters · nurse sharks

Ocean
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Rays · lobsters · reef fish

Ocean
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Turtles · reef fish · hard corals

Ocean
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Reef fish · turtles · submerged statues

OceanMarine protected area
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