Tufi
Papua New Guinea · Oro Province
Tufi occupies a drowned river valley system in Oro Province where steep fjord walls drop into some of PNG's most pristine coral reef. WWII wrecks litter the seabed from the Cape Nelson campaign, and the sheltered fjords protect extraordinary biodiversity year-round. Tufi is regarded as one of the last genuinely untouched dive destinations in the Pacific.
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
35 species across the dive sites here
Dogtooth Tuna
Seen 3 months ago
at Rainbow Passage
Least concern
Giant Clam
Seen 5 months ago
at Cape Nelson Wreck
Critically endangered
Fusilier (Bigeye Trevally Schools)
Seen 8 months ago
at Shark Point
Least concern
Giant Barrel Sponge
Seen 8 months ago
at Shark Point
Grey Reef Shark
Seen 8 months ago
at Shark Point
Endangered
Bigeye Trevally
Seen 8 months ago
at Rainbow Passage
Least concern
Bumphead Parrotfish
Seen 8 months ago
at Rainbow Passage
Vulnerable
Red-tooth Triggerfish
Seen 8 months ago
at Rainbow Passage
Least concern
Trevally (Giant Kingfish)
Seen 9 months ago
at Shark Point
Least concern
Acropora Hard Coral
Seen year round
at Shark Point
Basket Sponge
Seen year round
at Rainbow Passage
Batfish
Seen year round
at Cape Nelson Wreck
Black Coral
Seen year round
at Cape Nelson Wreck
Blacktip Grouper
Seen year round
at Shark Point
Least concern
Feather Star
Seen year round
at Cape Nelson Wreck
Giant Grouper
Seen year round
at Rainbow Passage
Glassfish
Seen year round
at Cape Nelson Wreck
Grouper
Seen year round
at Cape Nelson Wreck
Lionfish
Seen year round
at Cape Nelson Wreck
Mandarin Fish
Seen year round
at Tufi Fjord Wall
Least concern
Mantis Shrimp
Seen year round
at Rainbow Passage
Orangespine Unicornfish
Seen year round
at Rainbow Passage
Least concern
Pygmy Seahorse
Seen year round
at Tufi Fjord Wall
Least concern
Scorpionfish
Seen year round
at Tufi Fjord Wall
Sea Fan
Seen year round
at Cape Nelson Wreck
Sea Fan Coral
Seen year round
at Shark Point
Snapper
Seen year round
at Cape Nelson Wreck
Soft Coral
Seen year round
at Tufi Fjord Wall
Sweetlips
Seen year round
at Cape Nelson Wreck
Whitetip Reef Shark
Seen year round
at Shark Point
Vulnerable
Wire Coral
Seen year round
at Tufi Fjord Wall
Ghost Pipefish
Seasonal visitor
at Tufi Fjord Wall
Least concern
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Shark Point
Critically endangered
Spanish Dancer Nudibranch
Seasonal visitor
at Tufi Fjord Wall
Tasseled Filefish
Seasonal visitor
at Tufi Fjord Wall
Dive sites
Cape Nelson Wreck
glassfish · batfish · sweetlips · black coral
Tufi Fjord Wall
pygmy seahorse · spanish dancer nudibranch · mandarin fish · soft coral
Rainbow Passage
orangespine unicornfish · dogtooth tuna · giant grouper · red-tooth triggerfish
Shark Point
whitetip reef shark · grey reef shark · scalloped hammerhead shark · giant barrel sponge