Anguilla
Anguilla · Caribbean
Anguilla's flat coral limestone terrain drops into spectacularly clear water — frequently exceeding 30 metres of visibility — making it one of the Caribbean's best-kept diving secrets. Sandy Island's pristine patch reef, the dramatic Prickly Pear walls, the MV Ida Maria wreck and the remote Dog Island seamount give divers pristine encounters with nurse sharks, tarpon, and barracuda far from the crowds.
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
19 species across the dive sites here
Bananaquit
Seen 22 days ago
at Sandy Island Reef
Least concern
Anguilla Anole
Seen 23 days ago
at Sandy Island Reef
Least concern
Anguilla Bank Ameiva
Seen 24 days ago
at Sandy Island Reef
Least concern
Bearded Anole
Seen 1 month ago
at Sandy Island Reef
Near threatened
Blue tang
Seen 1 month ago
at Sandy Island Reef
Least concern
Southern stingray
Seen 1 month ago
at MV Ida Maria Wreck
Near threatened
Atlantic spadefish
Seen 1 month ago
at Prickly Pear Reef
Least concern
Loggerhead turtle
Seen 1 month ago
at Prickly Pear Reef
Vulnerable
Nurse shark
Seen 1 month ago
at Sandy Island Reef
Vulnerable
Green moray eel
Seen 1 month ago
at MV Ida Maria Wreck
Least concern
Spotted eagle ray
Seen 1 month ago
at Prickly Pear Reef
Endangered
Great barracuda
Seen 2 months ago
at Sandy Island Reef
Least concern
Nassau grouper
Seen 2 months ago
at Dog Island
Critically endangered
Queen angelfish
Seen 2 months ago
at Prickly Pear Reef
Least concern
Tarpon
Seen 3 months ago
at Sandy Island Reef
Vulnerable
Glassy sweeper
Seen 4 months ago
at MV Ida Maria Wreck
Least concern
Blacktip reef shark
Seen year round
at Dog Island
Vulnerable
Cubera snapper
Seen year round
at Dog Island
Vulnerable
Great hammerhead shark
Seasonal visitor
at Dog Island
Critically endangered
Dive sites
Sandy Island Reef
nurse shark · tarpon · blue tang · great barracuda
Prickly Pear Reef
spotted eagle ray · loggerhead turtle · atlantic spadefish · queen angelfish
MV Ida Maria Wreck
green moray eel · nurse shark · glassy sweeper · southern stingray
Dog Island
nassau grouper · blacktip reef shark · great hammerhead shark · cubera snapper