Bazaruto Archipelago
Mozambique · Indian Ocean
Bazaruto Archipelago National Park shelters one of the last viable dugong populations in the western Indian Ocean alongside whale sharks, manta rays, and pristine coral reefs that see only a handful of divers each year — October through February brings whale sharks and the calmest channel crossings.
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
Redlip Parrotfish
Seen 1 month ago
at Two Mile Reef
Least concern
Blackspotted Rubberlip
Seen 1 month ago
at Inner Arch
Least concern
Green Sea Turtle
Seen 1 month ago
at Inner Arch
Least concern
Powder Blue Tang
Seen 7 months ago
at Two Mile Reef
Least concern
Emperor Angelfish
Seen 7 months ago
at Two Mile Reef
Least concern
Dugong
Seen 8 months ago
at Two Mile Reef
Vulnerable
Threadfin Butterflyfish
Seen 8 months ago
at Two Mile Reef
Least concern
Eurasian Whimbrel
Seen 9 months ago
at Santa Carolina Island
Least concern
Blue-Barred Parrotfish
Seen 9 months ago
at Santa Carolina Island
Least concern
Whale Shark
Seen Feb 2025
at Two Mile Reef
Endangered
African Sacred Ibis
Seen Feb 2025
at Santa Carolina Island
Least concern
Greater Flamingo
Seen Dec 2024
at North Point
Least concern
Collared Pratincole
Seen Aug 2024
at North Point
Least concern
Dogtooth Tuna
Seen year round
at Two Mile Reef
Least concern
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Seen year round
at Santa Carolina Island
Vulnerable
Napoleon Wrasse
Seen year round
at Santa Carolina Island
Endangered
Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Seen year round
at Inner Arch
Reef Manta Ray
Seen year round
at Two Mile Reef
Vulnerable
Spinner Dolphin
Seen year round
at North Point
Least concern
Bumphead Parrotfish
Seasonal visitor
at Santa Carolina Island
Vulnerable
Great Hammerhead Shark
Seasonal visitor
at North Point
Critically endangered
Ornate Ghost Pipefish
Seasonal visitor
at Inner Arch
Least concern
Sailfish
Seasonal visitor
at North Point
Vulnerable
Dive sites
Two Mile Reef
whale shark · dugong · reef manta ray · dogtooth tuna
Santa Carolina Island
loggerhead sea turtle · napoleon wrasse · bumphead parrotfish · blue-barred parrotfish
Inner Arch
ornate ghost pipefish · green sea turtle · peacock mantis shrimp · redlip parrotfish
North Point
great hammerhead shark · spinner dolphin · sailfish · eurasian whimbrel