Puerto Rico
United States · Caribbean
Puerto Rico offers world-class diving across remote offshore reserves and dramatic deepwater walls, with exceptional water clarity and thriving populations of Caribbean megafauna including sharks, rays, and 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 fairly quiet.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
28 species across the dive sites here
Greater Antillean Grackle
Seen 23 days ago
at Caja de Muertos
Least concern
Venezuelan Troupial
Seen 27 days ago
at La Parguera Wall
Least concern
Caribbean Land Hermit Crab
Seen 28 days ago
at La Parguera Wall
Black-Necked Stilt
Seen 29 days ago
at La Parguera Wall
Crested Anole
Seen 29 days ago
at La Parguera Wall
Least concern
Desecheo Anole
Seen 1 month ago
at Desecheo Island
Least concern
Common Puerto Rican Ameiva
Seen 2 months ago
at Caja de Muertos
Least concern
Giant Tarpon
Seen 2 months ago
at Desecheo Island
Vulnerable
Atlantic Tarpon
Seen 4 months ago
at Caja de Muertos
Vulnerable
Symmetrical Brain Coral
Seen 5 months ago
at Desecheo Island
Critically endangered
Nurse Shark
Seen 6 months ago
at La Parguera Wall
Vulnerable
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Seen 6 months ago
at Desecheo Island
Critically endangered
Elkhorn Coral
Seen 6 months ago
at Desecheo Island
Critically endangered
Mona Anole
Seen 9 months ago
at Mona Island
Least concern
Spotted Eagle Ray
Seen Jul 2025
at Caja de Muertos
Endangered
Yellow-Shouldered Blackbird
Seen May 2025
at Mona Island
Endangered
Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse
Seen May 2025
at Mona Island
Least concern
Atlantic Spadefish
Seen year round
at Desecheo Island
Least concern
Black Coral
Seen year round
at La Parguera Wall
Caribbean Reef Octopus
Seen year round
at La Parguera Wall
Least concern
Caribbean Reef Shark
Seen year round
at Mona Island
Endangered
Elephant Ear Sponge
Seen year round
at Desecheo Island
Great Barracuda
Seen year round
at Desecheo Island
Least concern
Green Moray
Seen year round
at La Parguera Wall
Least concern
Green Sea Turtle
Seen year round
at Caja de Muertos
Least concern
Horse-eye Jack
Seen year round
at Mona Island
Least concern
Queen Angelfish
Seen year round
at Caja de Muertos
Least concern
Giant Manta Ray
Seasonal visitor
at Mona Island
Endangered
Dive sites
Mona Island
caribbean reef shark · hawksbill sea turtle · giant manta ray · horse-eye jack
La Parguera Wall
black coral · nurse shark · caribbean reef octopus · green moray
Desecheo Island
giant tarpon · great barracuda · atlantic spadefish · elephant ear sponge
Caja de Muertos
elkhorn coral · green sea turtle · spotted eagle ray · queen angelfish