Scuba Season
Underwater reef at Beqa Lagoon
Stable

Beqa Lagoon

Fiji · South Pacific

Beqa Lagoon off Fiji's main island is the country's most famous shark dive — bull sharks, tiger sharks (in season), and a half dozen other species at a managed baited site. Pacific Harbour is the staging town.

How this reef is doing

ⓘ How we measure this

Reef state

Stable

Bull shark feed dive is the headline. Lagoon reefs have thinned modestly.

Coral cover

37%
LowHealthy
Moderate

Fish life

Not surveyed

Heat

SafeBleaching

No unusual heat right now.

Safe now

Fishing

QuietBusy

Protected on paper, but boats are still busy nearby.

Limited

Sources · MERMAID and partner coral surveys · NOAA Coral Reef Watch · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity

What you will see

11 species across the dive sites here

Dive sites

What divers say

Eight bull sharks in formation at 20m — Beqa has the count and the chumming protocol nailed.
— Repeat shark diver

Good to know

Conservation fee

Levy supports local village conservation.

Gear & getting wet

  • Basic kit

    • Mask and fins
    • BCD and regulator
    • 3mm full wetsuit · warm water
    • Dive computer

  • For specific sites

    • Dark wetsuit · Shark Reef Marine Reserve
    • Dive light · Cathedral