Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis · Caribbean
Rising from the sea on a young volcanic arc, Saint Kitts and Nevis pair lush rainforest slopes with outstanding diving on black-coral walls, productive turtle-frequented shallow reefs and the dramatic River Taw wreck — a 225-foot tug that sits upright and intact in 30 metres of crystal-clear Caribbean water.
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
22 species across the dive sites here
St. Christopher Ameiva
Seen 28 days ago
at Sandy Point Reef
Near threatened
St. Eustatius Anole
Seen 28 days ago
at Sandy Point Reef
Least concern
Magnificent Frigatebird
Seen 1 month ago
at Frigate Bay Reef
Least concern
Gray Kingbird
Seen 3 months ago
at Frigate Bay Reef
Least concern
Great barracuda
Seen 4 months ago
at River Taw Wreck
Least concern
Green turtle
Seen 4 months ago
at Frigate Bay Reef
Least concern
Atlantic Ghost Crab
Seen 4 months ago
at Frigate Bay Reef
Spotted moray eel
Seen 4 months ago
at River Taw Wreck
Least concern
Caribbean reef shark
Seen 4 months ago
at Sandy Point Reef
Endangered
Permit
Seen 5 months ago
at Nag's Head
Least concern
Queen parrotfish
Seen 5 months ago
at Sandy Point Reef
Least concern
Spiny lobster
Seen 11 months ago
at Frigate Bay Reef
Spotted eagle ray
Seen May 2025
at Frigate Bay Reef
Endangered
Atlantic Strawberry Cockle
Seen Mar 2025
at Nag's Head
Hawksbill turtle
Seen Jan 2024
at Frigate Bay Reef
Critically endangered
Barrel sponge
Seen year round
at River Taw Wreck
Black coral
Seen year round
at River Taw Wreck
Black coral tree
Seen year round
at Nag's Head
Elkhorn coral
Seen year round
at Sandy Point Reef
Critically endangered
Horse-eye jack
Seen year round
at Nag's Head
Least concern
Caribbean reef octopus
Seasonal visitor
at Sandy Point Reef
Least concern
Oceanic whitetip shark
Seasonal visitor
at Nag's Head
Critically endangered
Dive sites
Frigate Bay Reef
green turtle · hawksbill turtle · spotted eagle ray · spiny lobster
River Taw Wreck
black coral · spotted moray eel · great barracuda · barrel sponge
Nag's Head
horse-eye jack · black coral tree · oceanic whitetip shark · permit
Sandy Point Reef
caribbean reef shark · elkhorn coral · queen parrotfish · caribbean reef octopus