Bali
Indonesia · Southeast Asia
Bali offers startling variety within one island: drift walls in the west, a WWII wreck in the north, and seasonal ocean sunfish encounters in the strait to the east.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live coral covers 51% of this reef.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is busy.
Sources · MERMAID and the survey teams · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
Coral cover over time
Live coral cover, by survey year
Across 15 survey years from 2009 to 2025, live coral cover here has fallen from 61% to 51%. Every point is a real survey reading, never a projection.
Live coral cover, percent by year
| Year | Coral cover |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 61% |
| 2010 | 40% |
| 2011 | 38% |
| 2012 | 40% |
| 2013 | 35% |
| 2015 | 46% |
| 2016 | 37% |
| 2017 | 37% |
| 2018 | 31% |
| 2019 | 33% |
| 2020 | 33% |
| 2021 | 34% |
| 2023 | 20% |
| 2024 | 23% |
| 2025 | 51% |
What you will see
22 species across the dive sites here
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Seen 25 days ago
at Crystal Bay Nusa Penida
Critically endangered
Blacklip Butterflyfish
Seen 28 days ago
at Crystal Bay Nusa Penida
Least concern
Leaf Scorpionfish
Seen 28 days ago
at Amed Shipwreck
Least concern
Moorish Idol
Seen 28 days ago
at Crystal Bay Nusa Penida
Least concern
Ornate Ghostpipefish
Seen 28 days ago
at Amed Shipwreck
Least concern
Pacific Trumpetfish
Seen 28 days ago
at Crystal Bay Nusa Penida
Least concern
White-tip reef shark
Seen 28 days ago
at Crystal Bay Nusa Penida
Vulnerable
Blue Linckia
Seen 1 month ago
at Menjangan Island Wall
Black-Margined Nudibranch
Seen 1 month ago
at Amed Shipwreck
Reef Manta Ray
Seen 1 month ago
at Crystal Bay Nusa Penida
Vulnerable
Tryon'S Hypselodoris
Seen 1 month ago
at Amed Shipwreck
Collared Kingfisher
Seen 1 month ago
at Menjangan Island Wall
Least concern
Yellow-Vented Bulbul
Seen 1 month ago
at Menjangan Island Wall
Least concern
Green sea turtle
Seen 1 month ago
at Menjangan Island Wall
Least concern
Zephyr Hypselodoris
Seen 1 month ago
at Amed Shipwreck
Ocean sunfish
Seen 2 months ago
at Crystal Bay Nusa Penida
Vulnerable
Coppersmith Barbet
Seen 3 months ago
at Menjangan Island Wall
Least concern
Longfin bannerfish
Seen 4 months ago
at Crystal Bay Nusa Penida
Least concern
Bumphead parrotfish
Seen Jun 2025
at Amed Shipwreck
Vulnerable
Blue-ringed octopus
Seen year round
at Amed Shipwreck
Frogfish
Seen year round
at Amed Shipwreck
Napoleon wrasse
Seen year round
at Menjangan Island Wall
Endangered
