Jervis Bay
Australia · New South Wales
Jervis Bay's gin-clear waters are among the cleanest in New South Wales, fed by a protected marine park that harbours one of Australia's highest densities of wobbegong sharks, resident grey nurse sharks in the sea caves, and seasonal manta ray aggregations. White sand seafloor bounces light back up through the water column, producing visibility that regularly tops 20 metres even in winter.
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
33 species across the dive sites here
Eastern Blue Groper
Seen 1 month ago
at Bowen Island
Near threatened
Eastern Fiddler Ray
Seen 1 month ago
at The Docks
Least concern
Luderick
Seen 1 month ago
at Bowen Island
Weedy Sea Dragon
Seen 1 month ago
at Bowen Island
Vulnerable
Weedy Seadragon
Seen 1 month ago
at Bush Bay
Vulnerable
Yellowtail Scad
Seen 1 month ago
at Bowen Island
Least concern
Giant Cuttlefish
Seen 1 month ago
at Manta Lodge Wall
Near threatened
Dusky Morwong
Seen 2 months ago
at The Docks
Port Jackson Shark
Seen 4 months ago
at Bowen Island
Least concern
Banded Wobbegong
Seen 4 months ago
at Bowen Island
Least concern
Purple Sea Urchin
Seen 4 months ago
at The Docks
Spotted Wobbegong
Seen 4 months ago
at Bowen Island
Least concern
Grey Nurse Shark
Seen 4 months ago
at The Docks
Critically endangered
Sea Urchin
Seen 4 months ago
at Bowen Island
Kingfish
Seen 5 months ago
at The Docks
Least concern
Magpie Perch
Seen Mar 2025
at The Docks
Australian Fur Seal
Seen Jan 2025
at Bush Bay
Least concern
Big-bellied Seahorse
Seen May 2024
at Bush Bay
Least concern
Banded Groper
Seen year round
at Manta Lodge Wall
Branching Sponge
Seen year round
at The Docks
Burrowing Anemone
Seen year round
at Bowen Island
Crested Weedfish
Seen year round
at Bush Bay
Least concern
Decorator Crab
Seen year round
at Bush Bay
Estuarine Stonefish
Seen year round
at Bush Bay
Least concern
Long-snouted Seahorse
Seen year round
at Bush Bay
Near threatened
Longspined Sea Urchin
Seen year round
at Manta Lodge Wall
Plate Coral
Seen year round
at Manta Lodge Wall
Tasselled Wobbegong
Seen year round
at Bowen Island
Least concern
Variable Nudi
Seen year round
at Bush Bay
Chromodorid Nudibranch
Seasonal visitor
at The Docks
Manta Ray
Seasonal visitor
at Bush Bay
Southern Leafy Sea Dragon
Seasonal visitor
at Bush Bay
Least concern
Spotted Eagle Ray
Seasonal visitor
at Manta Lodge Wall
Endangered
Dive sites
Bowen Island
spotted wobbegong · banded wobbegong · tasselled wobbegong · eastern blue groper
The Docks
grey nurse shark · eastern fiddler ray · banded wobbegong · dusky morwong
Bush Bay
weedy seadragon · big-bellied seahorse · manta ray · decorator crab
Manta Lodge Wall
spotted eagle ray · manta ray · spotted wobbegong · giant cuttlefish