Addu Atoll
Maldives · Indian Ocean
Addu Atoll, the southernmost and most geographically isolated of the Maldivian atolls, combines the best Maldivian wreck diving — the British Loyalty tanker sunk in 1946 — with pristine manta ray channels and resident shark populations that benefit from light visitor numbers compared to the heavily dived northern atolls.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is fairly quiet.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
17 species across the dive sites here
Indian Garden Lizard
Seen 2 months ago
at British Loyalty Wreck
Least concern
Common Sandpiper
Seen 5 months ago
at British Loyalty Wreck
Least concern
Reef Manta Ray
Seen 7 months ago
at Manta Channel
Vulnerable
Peppered Moray
Seen 7 months ago
at British Loyalty Wreck
Least concern
Powder Blue Tang
Seen 8 months ago
at British Loyalty Wreck
Least concern
White-Breasted Waterhen
Seen 8 months ago
at British Loyalty Wreck
Least concern
Titan Triggerfish
Seen 8 months ago
at British Loyalty Wreck
Least concern
Oriental Sweetlips
Seen 9 months ago
at Cocoa Thila
Least concern
Grey Reef Shark
Seen Jan 2025
at Manta Channel
Endangered
Whitetip Reef Shark
Seen Jan 2025
at British Loyalty Wreck
Vulnerable
Silvertip Shark
Seen Jan 2025
at Shark Point Addu
Vulnerable
Longnose Hawkfish
Seen year round
at Cocoa Thila
Least concern
Rainbow Runner
Seen year round
at Shark Point Addu
Least concern
Tawny Nurse Shark
Seen year round
at Cocoa Thila
Vulnerable
Oceanic Manta Ray
Seasonal visitor
at Manta Channel
Endangered
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Shark Point Addu
Critically endangered
Spotted Eagle Ray
Seasonal visitor
at British Loyalty Wreck
Endangered
Dive sites
British Loyalty Wreck
whitetip reef shark · spotted eagle ray · titan triggerfish · indian garden lizard
Manta Channel
oceanic manta ray · reef manta ray · grey reef shark · indian garden lizard
Shark Point Addu
scalloped hammerhead shark · silvertip shark · rainbow runner · indian garden lizard
Cocoa Thila
tawny nurse shark · oriental sweetlips · longnose hawkfish · indian garden lizard