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Netherlands

Tidal Zeeland shore dives and North Sea wreck windows

Updated Dec 7, 2025 • 12 sources

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Wildlife In Netherlands

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots across Netherlands.

green and black fish in body of water
rays

Stingrays

5 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

4 linked spots

Green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas ), Moorea, French Polynesia
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Green Turtle

Chelonia mydas

4 linked spots

gray shark in body of water
sharks

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

4 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
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Eagle Ray

3 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
turtles

Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

3 linked spots

gray snake photography
rays

Moray Eel

3 linked spots

a fish swimming in water
saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

3 linked spots

crab on rock
crustaceans

Crab

2 linked spots

Photo of Eel
saltwater-fishes

Eel

2 linked spots

Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos) Image ID: corl0207, NOAA's Coral Kingdom Collection Location: Pacific Remote Islands, Kingman Reef Photo Date: 2015 Photographer: Kevin Lino NOAA/NMFS/PIFSC/ESD
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Grey Reef Shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

2 linked spots

Photo of Octopus
molluscs

Octopus

2 linked spots

Photo of Perch
freshwater-fishes

Perch

2 linked spots

Photo of Pike
freshwater-fishes

Pike

Esox

2 linked spots

Photo of Shrimp
crustaceans

Shrimp

2 linked spots

Photo of Snapper
saltwater-fishes

Snapper

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in some water
saltwater-fishes

Angelfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Bass
freshwater-fishes

Bass

1 linked spots

A blacktip reef shark swims over sandy seabed.
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Blacktip Reef Shark

Carcharhinus melanopterus

1 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand
saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

1 linked spots

Photo of Carp
freshwater-fishes

Carp

1 linked spots

a blue and yellow fish on a coral reef
saltwater-fishes

Damselfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Flounder
saltwater-fishes

Flounder

1 linked spots

a close up of a sea anemone on the ocean floor
saltwater-fishes

Frogfish

1 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets
saltwater-fishes

Grouper/Basslets

1 linked spots

Humpback Whale underwater shot
whales

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

1 linked spots

Scientific name: Dermochelys coriacea Common name Spanish: Tinglar Photo by Claudia Lombard, USFWS Location, Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge, US Virgin Islands More information: [1]
turtles

Leatherback Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

1 linked spots

Photo of Olive Ridley Turtle
turtles

Olive Ridley Turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea

1 linked spots

Photo of Scorpionfish
saltwater-fishes

Scorpionfish

Scorpaenidae

1 linked spots

Photo of Spiny Seahorse
seahorses-and-pipefishes

Spiny Seahorse

Hippocampus histrix

1 linked spots

Photo of Sturgeon
freshwater-fishes

Sturgeon

1 linked spots

Photo of Tarpon
saltwater-fishes

Tarpon

1 linked spots

Photo of Trout
freshwater-fishes

Trout

1 linked spots

Photo of Walleye
freshwater-fishes

Walleye

Sander vitreus

1 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse
saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

1 linked spots