Apia, Samoa
Samoa · Pacific
Samoa's reefs around Apia and the south-eastern Aleipata Islands hold some of the least-dived coral in the central Pacific, with giant clam gardens, dense surgeonfish aggregations, and a protected marine reserve right off the capital.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Fewer fish than a healthy reef of its kind.
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is busy.
Sources · Reef Life Survey · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
19 species across the dive sites here
Red-Vented Bulbul
Seen 4 months ago
at Aleipata Islands Outer Reef
Least concern
Samoan Myzomela
Seen 4 months ago
at Aleipata Islands Outer Reef
Convict Surgeonfish
Seen 4 months ago
at Palolo Deep Marine Reserve
Least concern
Tawny Hermit Crab
Seen 4 months ago
at Aleipata Islands Outer Reef
Pacific Golden-Plover
Seen 4 months ago
at Palolo Deep Marine Reserve
Least concern
Buff-Banded Rail
Seen 5 months ago
at Palolo Deep Marine Reserve
African Giant Snail
Seen 5 months ago
at Palolo Deep Marine Reserve
Hawksbill Turtle
Seen 5 months ago
at Palolo Deep Marine Reserve
Critically endangered
Lagoon Triggerfish
Seen Sep 2025
at Aleipata Islands Outer Reef
Least concern
Lionfish
Seen Oct 2024
at Palolo Deep Marine Reserve
Least concern
Black Coral
Seen year round
at Nu'u Safata Lagoon Wall
Bumphead Parrotfish
Seen year round
at Aleipata Islands Outer Reef
Vulnerable
Chromodoris Nudibranch
Seen year round
at Giant Clam Gardens, Nu'usefata
Garden Eel
Seen year round
at Nu'u Safata Lagoon Wall
Least concern
Giant Clam
Seen year round
at Giant Clam Gardens, Nu'usefata
Critically endangered
Grey Reef Shark
Seen year round
at Aleipata Islands Outer Reef
Endangered
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Seen year round
at Giant Clam Gardens, Nu'usefata
Whitetip Reef Shark
Seen year round
at Nu'u Safata Lagoon Wall
Vulnerable
Humpback Whale
Seasonal visitor
at Aleipata Islands Outer Reef
Least concern
Dive sites
Palolo Deep Marine Reserve
convict surgeonfish · hawksbill turtle · lionfish · buff-banded rail
Aleipata Islands Outer Reef
grey reef shark · humpback whale · bumphead parrotfish · tawny hermit crab
Giant Clam Gardens, Nu'usefata
giant clam · chromodoris nudibranch · peacock mantis shrimp · buff-banded rail
Nu'u Safata Lagoon Wall
whitetip reef shark · black coral · garden eel · buff-banded rail