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Vaavu Atoll

Channel drifts, soft-coral walls, and an iconic night dive in a quieter Maldives atoll

Updated Feb 13, 2026 • 27 sources

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Wildlife In Vaavu Atoll

Browse the full species list linked to approved dive spots in Vaavu Atoll.

Photo of Whitetip Reef Shark
sharks

Whitetip Reef Shark

Triaenodon obesus

7 linked spots

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

Carcharhinus melanopterus

4 linked spots

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

Chelonia mydas

3 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

3 linked spots

Photo of Wrasse
saltwater-fishes

Wrasse

3 linked spots

A fish that is sitting in the sand
saltwater-fishes

Butterfly Fish

2 linked spots

Gestreifter Adlerrochen ( Pteromylaeus bovinus )
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Eagle Ray

2 linked spots

brown turtle in sea
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Hawksbill Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata

2 linked spots

Photo of Nudibranch
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Nudibranch

2 linked spots

gray shark in body of water
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Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

2 linked spots

a fish swimming in water
saltwater-fishes

Parrotfish

2 linked spots

Photo of Snapper
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Snapper

2 linked spots

a fish that is swimming in the water
saltwater-fishes

Barracuda

1 linked spots

Photo of Grouper/Basslets
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Grouper/Basslets

1 linked spots

Photo of Spinner Dolphin
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Spinner Dolphin

Stenella longirostris

1 linked spots

Photo of Surgeonfish
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Surgeonfish

Acanthuridae

1 linked spots

Photo of Tuna
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Tuna

1 linked spots