Bikini Atoll
Marshall Islands · Pacific Islands & PNG
A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bikini Atoll hosts an extraordinary fleet of WW2 warships transformed into artificial reefs, best dived from March through May when seas are calmest.
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
25 species across the dive sites here
Barrel Sponge
Seen year round
at USS Apogon
Bigeye Trevally
Seen year round
at USS Saratoga
Least concern
Blacktip Reef Shark
Seen year round
at Prinz Eugen
Vulnerable
Coral Encrusted Lionfish
Seen year round
at IJNS Nagato
Least concern
Coral Grouper
Seen year round
at Prinz Eugen
Least concern
Coral reef community
Seen year round
at Bikini Atoll
Coral Trout
Seen year round
at Japanese cruiser Sakawa
Least concern
Dogtooth Tuna
Seen year round
at Japanese cruiser Sakawa
Least concern
Encrusting Coral
Seen year round
at USS Apogon
Giant Clam
Seen year round
at USS Apogon
Critically endangered
Giant Grouper
Seen year round
at USS Saratoga
Giant Trevally
Seen year round
at Japanese cruiser Sakawa
Least concern
Grey Reef Shark
Seen year round
at USS Saratoga
Endangered
Humphead Wrasse
Seen year round
at IJNS Nagato
Endangered
Marbled Grouper
Seen year round
at Japanese cruiser Sakawa
Vulnerable
Reef fish
Seen year round
at Bikini Atoll
Sea Fan Feather Star
Seen year round
at Prinz Eugen
Spotted Eagle Ray
Seen year round
at USS Saratoga
Endangered
Bluefin Trevally
Seasonal visitor
at USS Apogon
Least concern
Cadlinella
Rare sighting
at USS Saratoga
Caramel Nudibranch
Rare sighting
at USS Saratoga
Dendrodoris guttata
Rare sighting
at IJNS Nagato
Goniobranchus verrieri
Rare sighting
at IJNS Nagato
Pustulose Wart Slug
Rare sighting
at USS Saratoga
Whitetip Reef Shark
Rare sighting
at USS Saratoga
Vulnerable
Dive sites
USS Saratoga
giant grouper · grey reef shark · bigeye trevally · spotted eagle ray
IJNS Nagato
whitetip reef shark · coral encrusted lionfish · humphead wrasse · pustulose wart slug
Prinz Eugen
blacktip reef shark · coral grouper · sea fan feather star · pustulose wart slug
USS Apogon
grey reef shark · whitetip reef shark · bigeye trevally · giant grouper
Japanese cruiser Sakawa
pustulose wart slug · whitetip reef shark · caramel nudibranch · grey reef shark
Bikini Atoll
whitetip reef shark · reef fish · coral reef community · pustulose wart slug