Neil Island (Andaman Islands)
India · Indian Ocean
Neil Island in the Andaman archipelago offers relaxed coral gardens and drift dives with excellent macro life, reef sharks, and turtles in warm, clear waters best explored from October through May.
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
16 species across the dive sites here
Boring Giant Clam
Seen 2 months ago
at Bharatpur Reef
Least concern
Indian Lionfish
Seen 3 months ago
at Bharatpur Reef
Least concern
Short-Crested Bay Island Forest Lizard
Seen 3 months ago
at Bharatpur Reef
Least concern
Tawny Hermit Crab
Seen 4 months ago
at Bharatpur Reef
Robust Ghost Pipefish
Seen 5 months ago
at Bus Stop Bommie
Least concern
Surf Redfish
Seen 5 months ago
at Sitapur Wall
Vulnerable
Red-Breasted Parakeet
Seen 5 months ago
at Sitapur Wall
Near threatened
Collared Kingfisher
Seen 7 months ago
at Bharatpur Reef
Least concern
Longfin Bannerfish
Seen Apr 2025
at Sitapur Wall
Least concern
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Seen Apr 2025
at Bharatpur Reef
Critically endangered
Giant Moray
Seen Mar 2025
at Sitapur Wall
Least concern
Garden Eel
Seen Jan 2025
at Bharatpur Reef
Least concern
Barramundi Cod
Seen Dec 2024
at Sitapur Wall
Blue-ringed Octopus
Seen year round
at Bus Stop Bommie
Least concern
Blue-spotted Stingray
Seen year round
at Bharatpur Reef
Painted Frogfish
Seen year round
at Bus Stop Bommie
Least concern
