Netrani Island
India · Arabian Sea
Netrani Island — known as the Pigeon Island of India — rises from the Arabian Sea off Karnataka with dramatically steep underwater walls and one of the most reliable whale shark aggregations in Asia, drawing divers from October through May for encounters with the ocean's largest fish alongside schooling dogtooth tuna and resident sea turtles.
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
Laced Moray
Seen 7 months ago
at Netrani Pinnacle
Least concern
Napoleon Wrasse
Seen May 2025
at Netrani Pinnacle
Endangered
Redlip Parrotfish
Seen May 2025
at North Reef
Least concern
Psammocora profundacella
Seen May 2025
at Netrani Pinnacle
Least concern
Redtooth Triggerfish
Seen Apr 2025
at Netrani Pinnacle
Least concern
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Seen Feb 2025
at South Drop-Off
Critically endangered
Blue-Barred Parrotfish
Seen Feb 2025
at Netrani Pinnacle
Least concern
Barracuda
Seen year round
at East Wall
Least concern
Dogtooth Tuna
Seen year round
at Netrani Pinnacle
Least concern
Giant Grouper
Seen year round
at North Reef
Giant Moray
Seen year round
at North Reef
Least concern
Giant Trevally
Seen year round
at Netrani Pinnacle
Least concern
Green Sea Turtle
Seen year round
at North Reef
Least concern
Indian Triggerfish
Seen year round
at South Drop-Off
Least concern
Lionfish
Seen year round
at East Wall
Least concern
Painted Spiny Lobster
Seen year round
at South Drop-Off
Least concern
Spotted Sweetlips
Seen year round
at East Wall
Least concern
Whale Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Netrani Pinnacle
Endangered
Dive sites
Netrani Pinnacle
whale shark · dogtooth tuna · giant trevally · napoleon wrasse
North Reef
giant grouper · giant moray · green sea turtle · blue-barred parrotfish
East Wall
spotted sweetlips · lionfish · barracuda · blue-barred parrotfish
South Drop-Off
hawksbill sea turtle · indian triggerfish · painted spiny lobster · blue-barred parrotfish