Marmaris
Turkey · Mediterranean
Marmaris anchors the Turkish Riviera where pine-forested peninsulas drop into clear blue water, sheltering superb dive sites around Cleopatra Island, Çiftlik Bay, and the mirror-calm Aquarium Bay. The region's posidonia meadows, sponge gardens, and resident sea turtles make it one of the Aegean's most accessible and ecologically rich dive destinations.
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
18 species across the dive sites here
Dusky Grouper
Seen 2 months ago
at Aquarium Bay
Red Lionfish
Seen 2 months ago
at English Harbour Wreck
Least concern
Painted Comber
Seen 2 months ago
at Çiftlik Bay
Least concern
Red Sea Goatfish
Seen 2 months ago
at Aquarium Bay
Least concern
Mediterranean Moray
Seen 4 months ago
at Çiftlik Bay
Least concern
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Seen 10 months ago
at Çiftlik Bay
Vulnerable
Black Longspine Urchin
Seen 11 months ago
at Cleopatra Island Reef
Ornate Wrasse
Seen 11 months ago
at Cleopatra Island Reef
Least concern
Greater Amberjack
Seen 11 months ago
at Cleopatra Island Reef
Least concern
White Sea Bream
Seen 11 months ago
at Cleopatra Island Reef
Least concern
Mediterranean Damselfish
Seen 11 months ago
at Cleopatra Island Reef
Least concern
Warty Venus Clam
Seen Jul 2025
at Aquarium Bay
European Bream
Seen Jun 2025
at English Harbour Wreck
Least concern
Chromodoris Nudibranchs
Seen year round
at Çiftlik Bay
Common Sponge
Seen year round
at Aquarium Bay
European Barracuda
Seen year round
at Cleopatra Island Reef
Least concern
Mediterranean Seahorse
Seen year round
at English Harbour Wreck
Near threatened
Sponge-encrusted Reef Fish Community
Seen year round
at Aquarium Bay
Least concern
Dive sites
Aquarium Bay
dusky grouper · sponge-encrusted reef fish community · common sponge · warty venus clam
Çiftlik Bay
loggerhead sea turtle · mediterranean moray · chromodoris nudibranchs · warty venus clam
Cleopatra Island Reef
european barracuda · mediterranean damselfish · greater amberjack · ornate wrasse
English Harbour Wreck
red lionfish · european bream · mediterranean seahorse · warty venus clam