Fury Shoals
Egypt · Red Sea
Fury Shoals is a remote reef labyrinth 200 km south of Marsa Alam accessible only by liveaboard, rewarding those who make the journey with world-class dolphin encounters, pristine coral gardens, and reliable oceanic whitetip sightings. Shaab Sataya is globally renowned as one of the finest spinner dolphin dive sites on the planet.
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
26 species across the dive sites here
Yellowbar angelfish
Seen 7 months ago
at Dolphin Reef (Shaab Sataya North)
Least concern
Coral Grouper
Seen 10 months ago
at Shaab Sataya (Dolphin Reef)
Least concern
Bluespotted Fantail Ray
Seen Oct 2024
at Shaab Sataya (Dolphin Reef)
Least concern
Hawksbill sea turtle
Seen Jan 2024
at Shaab Sharm
Critically endangered
Spinner dolphin
Seen Jan 2024
at Shaab Sataya (Dolphin Reef)
Least concern
Giant Moray
Seen Jan 2024
at Shaab Sataya (Dolphin Reef)
Least concern
Round Batfish
Seen Jan 2024
at Habili Ali
Least concern
Anthias
Seen year round
at Shaab Sharm
Least concern
Garden eel
Seen year round
at Shaab Sharm
Giant trevally
Seen year round
at Habili Ali
Least concern
Grey reef shark
Seen year round
at Shaab Sataya (Dolphin Reef)
Endangered
Longfin bannerfish
Seen year round
at Dolphin Reef (Shaab Sataya North)
Least concern
Masked pufferfish
Seen year round
at Shaab Sharm
Least concern
Napoleon wrasse
Seen year round
at Dolphin Reef (Shaab Sataya North)
Endangered
Schooling barracuda
Seen year round
at Dolphin Reef (Shaab Sataya North)
Least concern
Bottlenose dolphin
Seasonal visitor
at Shaab Sataya (Dolphin Reef)
Least concern
Manta ray
Seasonal visitor
at Habili Ali
Vulnerable
Oceanic whitetip shark
Seasonal visitor
at Shaab Sataya (Dolphin Reef)
Critically endangered
Silvertip shark
Seasonal visitor
at Habili Ali
Vulnerable
Day Octopus
Rare sighting
at Shaab Sharm
Least concern
Freckled Hawkfish
Rare sighting
at Habili Ali
Least concern
Greasy Rockcod
Rare sighting
at Shaab Sataya (Dolphin Reef)
Red Sea Bannerfish
Rare sighting
at Dolphin Reef (Shaab Sataya North)
Least concern
Red Sea Leopard Grouper
Rare sighting
at Shaab Sharm
Vulnerable
Swarthy Parrotfish
Rare sighting
at Habili Ali
Least concern
Two-Spot Red Snapper
Rare sighting
at Habili Ali
Least concern
Dive sites
Shaab Sataya (Dolphin Reef)
spinner dolphin · oceanic whitetip shark · bottlenose dolphin · grey reef shark
Habili Ali
oceanic whitetip shark · silvertip shark · manta ray · giant trevally
Dolphin Reef (Shaab Sataya North)
napoleon wrasse · yellowbar angelfish · schooling barracuda · longfin bannerfish
Shaab Sharm
hawksbill sea turtle · masked pufferfish · garden eel · anthias