Kimbe Bay
Papua New Guinea · New Britain
Kimbe Bay on PNG's New Britain island is one of the planet's biodiversity hotspots — over 850 reef fish species recorded, healthy coral, and almost no other divers. Walindi Plantation Resort and a couple of liveaboards serve the bay.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Walindi area reefs remain among the world's most biodiverse. Coral cover is high and stable.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
No unusual heat right now.
Fishing
Some fishing is allowed here, in marked zones.
Sources · MERMAID and the survey teams · NOAA Coral Reef Watch · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
Coral cover over time
Live coral cover, by survey year
Across surveys in 2025 and 2026, live coral cover here has fallen from 28% to 23%. Every point is a real survey reading, never a projection.
Live coral cover, percent by year
| Year | Coral cover |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 28% |
| 2026 | 23% |
What you will see
17 species across the dive sites here
Bargibant's pygmy seahorse
Seen 2 months ago
at Susan's Reef
Least concern
Schooling chevron barracuda
Seen 2 months ago
at Inglis Shoals
Scalloped hammerhead
Seen 2 months ago
at Bradford Shoals
Critically endangered
Pink anemonefish
Seen 4 months ago
at Susan's Reef
Least concern
Pink Skunk Anemonefish
Seen 4 months ago
at Bradford Shoals
Least concern
Varicose Wart Slug
Seen 8 months ago
at Bradford Shoals
Bluespotted Grouper
Seen 8 months ago
at Inglis Shoals
Least concern
Clark'S Anemonefish
Seen 9 months ago
at Bradford Shoals
Least concern
Moon Wrasse
Seen 9 months ago
at Bradford Shoals
Least concern
Schooling barracuda
Seen 9 months ago
at Bradford Shoals
Least concern
Big-eye trevally
Seen Mar 2024
at Inglis Shoals
Least concern
Anemone fish (variety)
Seen year round
at Inglis Shoals
Crinoid squat lobster
Seen year round
at Susan's Reef
Dogtooth tuna
Seen year round
at Bradford Shoals
Least concern
Grey reef shark
Seen year round
at Bradford Shoals
Endangered
Long nose hawkfish
Seen year round
at Susan's Reef
Least concern
Red whip gorgonian
Seen year round
at Susan's Reef
Dive sites
What divers say
Coral biodiversity that makes Indonesia look thin. PNG is the secret nobody talks about.
Good to know
Malaria zone
Prophylaxis essential.