Bahrain
Bahrain · Arabian Sea
Bahrain sits at the heart of the Arabian Gulf's ancient pearl-diving culture and now offers divers coral gardens, dugong encounters at Hawar Islands, and the purpose-sunk Lost Paradise of Dilmun artificial reef, all in gin-clear winter waters.
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 busy.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
23 species across the dive sites here
Black-Winged Stilt
Seen 1 month ago
at Um Al Naasan Island
Least concern
Laughing Dove
Seen 3 months ago
at Um Al Naasan Island
Least concern
Desert Lark
Seen 6 months ago
at Hawar Islands
Least concern
Common Myna
Seen 6 months ago
at Um Al Naasan Island
Least concern
House Sparrow
Seen 7 months ago
at Um Al Naasan Island
Least concern
Common Redshank
Seen 7 months ago
at Lost Paradise of Dilmun Reef
Least concern
Kentish Plover
Seen 8 months ago
at Lost Paradise of Dilmun Reef
Dunlin
Seen 8 months ago
at Lost Paradise of Dilmun Reef
Near threatened
Western Yellow Wagtail
Seen Feb 2024
at Um Al Naasan Island
Least concern
Crested Lark
Seen Jan 2024
at Hawar Islands
Least concern
Greater Hoopoe-Lark
Seen Jan 2024
at Hawar Islands
Least concern
Arabian Pearl Oyster
Seen year round
at Pearl Trail Reefs
Blacktip Reef Shark
Seen year round
at Hawar Islands
Vulnerable
Bluespotted Lagoon Ray
Seen year round
at Pearl Trail Reefs
Dugong
Seen year round
at Hawar Islands
Vulnerable
Green Turtle
Seen year round
at Hawar Islands
Least concern
Indian Threadfin Bream
Seen year round
at Pearl Trail Reefs
Least concern
Persian Gulf Sea Horse
Seen year round
at Lost Paradise of Dilmun Reef
Vulnerable
Spotted Eagle Ray
Seen year round
at Um Al Naasan Island
Endangered
Titan Triggerfish
Seen year round
at Lost Paradise of Dilmun Reef
Least concern
Yellowmask Surgeonfish
Seen year round
at Lost Paradise of Dilmun Reef
Least concern
Yellowspotted Trevally
Seen year round
at Um Al Naasan Island
Least concern
Spanish Mackerel
Seasonal visitor
at Um Al Naasan Island
Near threatened
Dive sites
Hawar Islands
dugong · green turtle · blacktip reef shark · desert lark
Lost Paradise of Dilmun Reef
titan triggerfish · persian gulf sea horse · yellowmask surgeonfish · dunlin
Um Al Naasan Island
spotted eagle ray · spanish mackerel · yellowspotted trevally · black-winged stilt
Pearl Trail Reefs
arabian pearl oyster · bluespotted lagoon ray · indian threadfin bream · dunlin