Scapa Flow
United Kingdom · Orkney
A wide, sheltered anchorage in Orkney, Scotland, holding the scuttled remains of the German High Seas Fleet from 1919 — the world's largest collection of divable WWI warships.
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
24 species across the dive sites here
Garden Snail
Seen 23 days ago
at Farne Islands
Atlantic Beadlet Anemone
Seen 1 month ago
at Farne Islands
Velvet Swimming Crab
Seen 1 month ago
at SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm
Common Hermit Crab
Seen 1 month ago
at Farne Islands
Common Periwinkle
Seen 1 month ago
at Farne Islands
Edible Crab
Seen 1 month ago
at Farne Islands
European Green Crab
Seen 1 month ago
at Farne Islands
Grey Topshell
Seen 1 month ago
at Farne Islands
Atlantic Dogwhelk
Seen 1 month ago
at Farne Islands
King Scallop
Seen 1 month ago
at SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm
Dead Man's Fingers
Seen 1 month ago
at SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm
European Edible Sea Urchin
Seen 2 months ago
at Scapa Flow
Grey seal
Seen 2 months ago
at SMS Brummer
Least concern
Common Sea Star
Seen 3 months ago
at Scapa Flow
Conger Eel
Seen May 2025
at SMS Markgraf
Least concern
Edible lobster
Seen May 2025
at SMS Brummer
Least concern
European Lobster
Seen May 2025
at SMS Markgraf
Least concern
Plumose Anemone
Seen May 2025
at SMS Markgraf
Pollack
Seen May 2025
at SMS Brummer
Least concern
Pollock
Seen May 2025
at SMS Markgraf
Least concern
Seven Armed Sea Star
Seen May 2025
at Scapa Flow
Atlantic Cod
Seen year round
at SMS Markgraf
Vulnerable
Ling
Seen year round
at SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm
Cuckoo wrasse
Seasonal visitor
at SMS Brummer
Least concern
Dive sites
SMS Markgraf
pollock · atlantic cod · conger eel · european lobster
SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm
pollock · atlantic cod · ling · conger eel
SMS Brummer
grey seal · pollack · conger eel · edible lobster
SMS Dresden
pollock · atlantic cod · ling · conger eel
Scapa Flow
european green crab · edible crab · garden snail · plumose anemone
Farne Islands
european green crab · atlantic beadlet anemone · common hermit crab · atlantic dogwhelk