Quirimbas Archipelago
Mozambique · Mozambique Channel
The Quirimbas Archipelago stretches across 250 kilometres of remote northern Mozambique coastline, offering some of the most pristine and rarely dived reefs in the Indian Ocean, with whale sharks, manta rays, and untouched coral systems that see only a handful of divers each year.
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
19 species across the dive sites here
Pied Crow
Seen Apr 2024
at Ibo Island Reef
Least concern
Bluefin Trevally
Seen year round
at Ibo Pinnacles
Least concern
Bumphead Parrotfish
Seen year round
at Ibo Island Reef
Vulnerable
Crinoid (Feather Star)
Seen year round
at Ibo Pinnacles
Dogtooth Tuna
Seen year round
at Ibo Pinnacles
Least concern
Giant Moray
Seen year round
at Matemo Island Wall
Least concern
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Seen year round
at Quilalea Private Island Reef
Critically endangered
Humphead Wrasse
Seen year round
at Ibo Island Reef
Endangered
Lionfish
Seen year round
at Quilalea Private Island Reef
Least concern
Malabar Grouper
Seen year round
at Ibo Island Reef
Least concern
Spotted Eagle Ray
Seen year round
at Matemo Island Wall
Endangered
Reef Manta Ray
Seasonal visitor
at Quilalea Private Island Reef
Vulnerable
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Matemo Island Wall
Critically endangered
Whale Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Ibo Island Reef
Endangered
Common Bulbul
Rare sighting
at Ibo Pinnacles
Least concern
Crab-Plover
Rare sighting
at Ibo Island Reef
Least concern
Ophiothela tigris
Rare sighting
at Quilalea Private Island Reef
Tiger Cowrie
Rare sighting
at Quilalea Private Island Reef
Yellow-Billed Stork
Rare sighting
at Ibo Island Reef
Least concern
Dive sites
Ibo Island Reef
whale shark · bumphead parrotfish · humphead wrasse · malabar grouper
Quilalea Private Island Reef
hawksbill sea turtle · reef manta ray · lionfish · pied crow
Matemo Island Wall
reef manta ray · spotted eagle ray · scalloped hammerhead shark · giant moray
Ibo Pinnacles
crinoid (feather star) · dogtooth tuna · bluefin trevally · pied crow