Oban
United Kingdom · North Atlantic
Oban is Scotland's diving capital, a sheltered harbour town on the west coast that serves as gateway to some of the richest cold-water diving in Europe. Grey seal colonies, dense kelp forests, pollack shoals, and multiple historic wrecks make this a year-round destination for those willing to brave the chilly temperatures.
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
23 species across the dive sites here
Black Guillemot
Seen 24 days ago
at SS Breda Wreck
Least concern
European Green Crab
Seen 28 days ago
at SS Breda Wreck
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Seen 1 month ago
at Sound of Mull
Near threatened
Hooded Crow
Seen 1 month ago
at Sound of Mull
Common Chaffinch
Seen 1 month ago
at Sound of Mull
Least concern
Atlantic Beadlet Anemone
Seen 1 month ago
at Garvellachs Islands
Greylag Goose
Seen 1 month ago
at Garvellachs Islands
Least concern
Edible Lobster
Seen 1 month ago
at SS Breda Wreck
Least concern
Velvet Swimming Crab
Seen 1 month ago
at Dunstaffnage Wall
Grey Seal
Seen 1 month ago
at Garvellachs Islands
Least concern
Feather Star
Seen 2 months ago
at Dunstaffnage Wall
Lesser Spotted Dogfish
Seen 4 months ago
at Dunstaffnage Wall
Least concern
Common Cuttlefish
Seen Feb 2025
at Dunstaffnage Wall
Least concern
Basking Shark
Seen Sep 2024
at Sound of Mull
Endangered
Thornback Ray
Seen Sep 2024
at Sound of Mull
Near threatened
Atlantic Cod
Seen year round
at Sound of Mull
Vulnerable
Ballan Wrasse
Seen year round
at SS Breda Wreck
Least concern
Cuckoo Wrasse
Seen year round
at Garvellachs Islands
Least concern
European Conger Eel
Seen year round
at SS Breda Wreck
Least concern
Jewel Anemone
Seen year round
at Garvellachs Islands
Plumose Anemone
Seen year round
at SS Breda Wreck
Common Octopus
Seasonal visitor
at Sound of Mull
Least concern
Stalked Jellyfish
Seasonal visitor
at Garvellachs Islands
Dive sites
Garvellachs Islands
grey seal · cuckoo wrasse · jewel anemone · stalked jellyfish
Sound of Mull
atlantic cod · common octopus · thornback ray · basking shark
SS Breda Wreck
european conger eel · edible lobster · plumose anemone · ballan wrasse
Dunstaffnage Wall
common cuttlefish · lesser spotted dogfish · feather star · velvet swimming crab