Lhaviyani Atoll
Maldives · Indian Ocean
Lhaviyani Atoll is celebrated for the Shipyard dive site and Fushivaru Thila, offering exceptional coral gardens, large nurse sharks, and strong current thilas teeming with reef fish from November through April.
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
15 species across the dive sites here
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Seen 2 months ago
at Kuredu Express
Critically endangered
White-Breasted Waterhen
Seen 2 months ago
at Fushivaru Thila
Least concern
Blacktip Reef Shark
Seen 2 months ago
at The Shipyard
Vulnerable
Indian Garden Lizard
Seen 2 months ago
at The Shipyard
Least concern
Tawny Hermit Crab
Seen 2 months ago
at The Shipyard
Nurse Shark
Seen 2 months ago
at The Shipyard
Vulnerable
Porcupine Pufferfish
Seen 2 months ago
at The Shipyard
Least concern
White-Tailed Tropicbird
Seen 2 months ago
at The Shipyard
Least concern
Checkerboard Wrasse
Seen 2 months ago
at The Shipyard
Least concern
Green Sea Turtle
Seen 2 months ago
at Kuredu Express
Least concern
Dogtooth Tuna
Seen 9 months ago
at Kuredu Express
Least concern
Giant Trevally
Seen year round
at Kuredu Express
Least concern
Lionfish
Seen year round
at The Shipyard
Least concern
Redfin Anthias
Seen year round
at Fushivaru Thila
Least concern
Whitetip Reef Shark
Seen year round
at Fushivaru Thila
Vulnerable
