Mahé
Seychelles · Indian Ocean
Mahé is the main Seychelles island and base for the country's diving — granite boulder topography unique to the Seychelles, big napoleon wrasse, reef sharks, and the occasional whale shark on the outer banks.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Seychelles took two major bleaching events in the last decade. Recovery is patchy.
Coral cover
Fish life
More fish than a healthy reef of its kind.
Heat
No unusual heat right now.
Fishing
Quiet water, and the protection is actively patrolled.
Sources · GCRMN reef surveys · Reef Life Survey · NOAA Coral Reef Watch · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
Coral cover over time
Live coral cover, by survey year
Across surveys in 2014 and 2024, live coral cover here has fallen from 34% to 21%. Every point is a real survey reading, never a projection.
Live coral cover, percent by year
| Year | Coral cover |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 34% |
| 2024 | 21% |
What you will see
15 species across the dive sites here
Batfish
Seen 1 month ago
at Ennerdale Wreck
Least concern
Hawksbill turtle
Seen 1 month ago
at Brissare Rocks
Critically endangered
Red Fody
Seen 1 month ago
at Brissare Rocks
Least concern
Oriental sweetlips
Seen 2 months ago
at Ennerdale Wreck
Least concern
Giant moray
Seen 2 months ago
at Ennerdale Wreck
Least concern
Whitetip reef shark
Seen 2 months ago
at Brissare Rocks
Vulnerable
Tawny nurse shark
Seen 3 months ago
at Ennerdale Wreck
Vulnerable
Stingray
Seen 5 months ago
at Shark Bank
Whale shark
Seen 8 months ago
at Shark Bank
Endangered
Bluestripe snapper
Seen Aug 2024
at Ennerdale Wreck
Least concern
Yellowmargin scorpionfish
Seen Jun 2024
at Ennerdale Wreck
Eagle ray
Seen Feb 2024
at Shark Bank
Endangered
Schooling yellow snapper
Seen year round
at Brissare Rocks
Least concern
Schooling yellowtail barracuda
Seen year round
at Shark Bank
Least concern
Spotted eagle ray
Seen year round
at Ennerdale Wreck
Endangered
Dive sites
What divers say
Diving among house sized granite boulders is geologically unlike anything else in the Indian Ocean.
Good to know
Park fees
Marine park fees included by ops on most sites.