Baa Atoll
Maldives · Indian Ocean
Baa Atoll is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve famed for Hanifaru Bay, where hundreds of manta rays and whale sharks gather to feed during the southwest monsoon from June to November.
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
15 species across the dive sites here
Tawny Hermit Crab
Seen 29 days ago
at Dhonfanu Thila
Indian Garden Lizard
Seen 2 months ago
at Dhonfanu Thila
Least concern
Napoleon Wrasse
Seen 3 months ago
at Dhonfanu Thila
Endangered
Oriental Sweetlips
Seen 3 months ago
at Nelivaru Haa
Least concern
Redlip Parrotfish
Seen 3 months ago
at Hanifaru Bay
Least concern
White-Breasted Waterhen
Seen 4 months ago
at Hanifaru Bay
Least concern
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Seen 4 months ago
at Hanifaru Bay
Critically endangered
Powder Blue Tang
Seen 5 months ago
at Hanifaru Bay
Least concern
Reef Manta Ray
Seen 5 months ago
at Hanifaru Bay
Vulnerable
Striped Surgeonfish
Seen 6 months ago
at Dhonfanu Thila
Least concern
Orangestripe Triggerfish
Seen 6 months ago
at Nelivaru Haa
Least concern
Grey Reef Shark
Seen 8 months ago
at Dhonfanu Thila
Endangered
Whale Shark
Seen 11 months ago
at Hanifaru Bay
Endangered
Spotted Eagle Ray
Seen year round
at Dhonfanu Thila
Endangered
Zebra Shark
Seen year round
at Nelivaru Haa
Endangered
