Eyjafjörður
Iceland · North Atlantic
Iceland's longest fjord stretches 60 km inland from the Arctic coast, offering otherworldly cold-water diving through kelp forests, dramatic lava columns, and the hauntingly intact wreck of the Danish steamer Dettifoss. Arctic marine life thrives in the crystal-clear glacial meltwater, with wolf fish, Atlantic cod, and dense sea urchin beds carpeting the fjord floor.
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
21 species across the dive sites here
Redwing
Seen 23 days ago
at Dettifoss Wreck
Least concern
Black-Tailed Godwit
Seen 24 days ago
at Árskógssandur Kelp Forest
Near threatened
Common Eider
Seen 25 days ago
at Dettifoss Wreck
Near threatened
Northern Fulmar
Seen 25 days ago
at Dettifoss Wreck
Least concern
Eurasian Blackbird
Seen 1 month ago
at Dettifoss Wreck
Least concern
Black Guillemot
Seen 2 months ago
at Árskógssandur Kelp Forest
Least concern
Atlantic Cod
Seen 12 months ago
at Árskógssandur Kelp Forest
Vulnerable
Pollack
Seen May 2025
at Dettifoss Wreck
Least concern
Common Starfish
Seen Jul 2024
at Dalvík Wall
Atlantic Halibut
Seen year round
at Dalvík Wall
Near threatened
Atlantic Wolf Fish
Seen year round
at Árskógssandur Kelp Forest
Common Edible Crab
Seen year round
at Dettifoss Wreck
Common Sea Urchin
Seen year round
at Árskógssandur Kelp Forest
Dead Man's Fingers
Seen year round
at Dalvík Wall
European Conger Eel
Seen year round
at Dettifoss Wreck
Least concern
Painted Top Shell Nudibranch
Seen year round
at Dalvík Wall
Plumose Anemone
Seen year round
at Dettifoss Wreck
Sand Mason Worm
Seen year round
at Hjalteyri Pier
Sea Lemon Nudibranch
Seen year round
at Hjalteyri Pier
Arctic Char
Seasonal visitor
at Hjalteyri Pier
Least concern
Lumpsucker
Seasonal visitor
at Árskógssandur Kelp Forest
Dive sites
Árskógssandur Kelp Forest
atlantic wolf fish · atlantic cod · common sea urchin · lumpsucker
Dalvík Wall
painted top shell nudibranch · dead man's fingers · atlantic halibut · common starfish
Dettifoss Wreck
european conger eel · plumose anemone · pollack · common edible crab
Hjalteyri Pier
arctic char · sea lemon nudibranch · lumpsucker · sand mason worm