Réunion Island
France · Indian Ocean
A volcanic island with biodiverse reef systems regularly visited by humpback whales on their southern migration route, with unique coral diversity shaped by cold upwellings.
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
38 species across the dive sites here
RéUnion Stonechat
Seen 28 days ago
at La Passe de l'Hermitage
Least concern
Indian Garden Lizard
Seen 1 month ago
at La Passe de l'Hermitage
Least concern
Hawksbill sea turtle
Seen 2 months ago
at Les Avirons Wall
Critically endangered
Checkerboard wrasse
Seen 2 months ago
at Cap la Houssaye Reunion
Least concern
Reef Octopus
Seen 2 months ago
at Cap La Houssaye
Least concern
Moorish Idol
Seen 2 months ago
at Pointe des Aigrettes
Least concern
Yellowfin surgeonfish
Seen 2 months ago
at Cap la Houssaye Reunion
Least concern
Striped surgeonfish
Seen 3 months ago
at La Passe de l'Hermitage
Least concern
Green sea turtle
Seen 4 months ago
at La Passe de l'Hermitage
Least concern
Humpback whale
Seen 5 months ago
at Pointe des Aigrettes
Least concern
Yellowmargin moray
Seen 7 months ago
at Pointe des Aigrettes
Least concern
Blue-lined snapper
Seen 7 months ago
at La Grande Anse Pinnacles
Least concern
Map pufferfish
Seen 10 months ago
at Cap la Houssaye Reunion
Least concern
Blacktip grouper
Seen 11 months ago
at La Grande Anse Pinnacles
Least concern
Red Lionfish
Seen Jan 2024
at Cap La Houssaye
Least concern
Barrel Sponge
Seen year round
at Tombant de la Possession
Black Coral
Seen year round
at Les Avirons Wall
Blacktip Reef Shark
Seen year round
at Night Reef — La Passe de l'Ermitage
Vulnerable
Bull Shark
Seen year round
at Les Avirons Wall
Vulnerable
Cone Snail
Seen year round
at Night Reef — La Passe de l'Ermitage
Cup coral
Seen year round
at La Grande Anse Pinnacles
Least concern
Feather star (crinoid)
Seen year round
at La Grande Anse Pinnacles
Giant Octopus
Seen year round
at Night Reef — La Passe de l'Ermitage
Least concern
Halfbeak
Seen year round
at Night Reef — La Passe de l'Ermitage
Napoleon Wrasse
Seen year round
at Les Avirons Wall
Endangered
Ornate Ghost Pipefish
Seen year round
at Tombant de la Possession
Reef Whitetip Shark
Seen year round
at Cap La Houssaye
Vulnerable
Réunion Bullrout Scorpionfish
Seen year round
at Night Reef — La Passe de l'Ermitage
Sea Fan
Seen year round
at Les Avirons Wall
Silverside
Seen year round
at Night Reef — La Passe de l'Ermitage
Soft Coral
Seen year round
at Cap La Houssaye
Soldierfish
Seen year round
at Les Avirons Wall
Steephead parrotfish
Seen year round
at Pointe des Aigrettes
Least concern
Trumpetfish
Seen year round
at Cap La Houssaye
Whitetip Reef Shark
Seen year round
at Night Reef — La Passe de l'Ermitage
Vulnerable
Yellow-spotted emperor
Seen year round
at La Grande Anse Pinnacles
Least concern
Hammerhead shark
Seasonal visitor
at La Grande Anse Pinnacles
Critically endangered
Squid
Seasonal visitor
at Cap La Houssaye
Dive sites
La Passe de l'Hermitage
hawksbill sea turtle · green sea turtle · striped surgeonfish · réunion stonechat
Pointe des Aigrettes
steephead parrotfish · yellowmargin moray · humpback whale · indian garden lizard
Cap la Houssaye Reunion
yellowfin surgeonfish · map pufferfish · checkerboard wrasse · indian garden lizard
Les Avirons Wall
bull shark · napoleon wrasse · black coral · soldierfish
La Grande Anse Pinnacles
hammerhead shark · humpback whale · yellow-spotted emperor · blue-lined snapper
Tombant de la Possession
green sea turtle · hawksbill sea turtle · bull shark · ornate ghost pipefish