Vaavu Atoll (Fish Head)
One of the first protected sites in the Maldives (since 1990), with the country's greatest concentration of grey reef sharks.
Depth
8–30 m
Recommended level
Advanced Open Water
Average visibility
25 m
Water temperature
28 °C
Current
Strong
Access
Liveaboard/Boat
Best time
All year round
Recommended certification
Advanced Open Water
Approx. price
90 USD / dive
One of the first protected sites in the Maldives (since 1990), with the country's greatest concentration of grey reef sharks.
Location
See on the interactive map54 species documented in Vaavu Atoll (Fish Head)
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
VulnerableManta de arrecife
Mobula alfredi
EndangeredNapoleón
Cheilinus undulatus
EndangeredTiburón gris de arrecife
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
Critically EndangeredAlmeja gigante
Tridacna gigas
Anguila jardinera moteada
Heteroconger hassi
Anguila serpiente de bandas
Myrichthys colubrinus
Anémona alfombra gigante
Stichodactyla gigantea
Anémona disco
Discosoma nummiforme
Anémona magnífica
Heteractis magnifica
Babosa de mar verrugosa
Onchidium verruculatum
Ecosystem
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