Coiba National Park
Panama · Eastern Pacific
Coiba National Park off Panama's Pacific coast is a UNESCO World Heritage site — schooling hammerheads, white tip aggregations, mantas, and the occasional whale shark. Liveaboard or land based, but logistics are real.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
MPA archipelago. Pelagics and seamounts more than coral cover.
Coral cover
Fish life
More fish than a healthy reef of its kind.
Heat
Hot enough that coral is bleaching now.
Fishing
Quiet water, and fishing is fully banned here.
Sources · MERMAID and partner coral surveys · Reef Life Survey · NOAA Coral Reef Watch · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
18 species across the dive sites here
King Angelfish
Seen 15 days ago
at Twin Peaks
Least concern
Razor Surgeonfish
Seen 2 months ago
at Twin Peaks
Least concern
Redlip Parrotfish
Seen 2 months ago
at Twin Peaks
Least concern
Ecuadorian Hermit Crab
Seen 2 months ago
at Wahoo Rock
Guineafowl Puffer
Seen 2 months ago
at Twin Peaks
Least concern
Whitetip reef shark
Seen 2 months ago
at Twin Peaks
Vulnerable
Pacific green turtle
Seen 2 months ago
at Twin Peaks
Least concern
Scalloped hammerhead
Seen 2 months ago
at Wahoo Rock
Critically endangered
Frogfish
Seen 4 months ago
at Twin Peaks
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Seen 4 months ago
at Wahoo Rock
Critically endangered
Blacktip shark
Seen year round
at Hannibal Bank
Vulnerable
Schooling snapper
Seen year round
at Twin Peaks
Silky shark
Seen year round
at Hannibal Bank
Vulnerable
Yellowfin tuna
Seen year round
at Hannibal Bank
Least concern
Pacific sailfish
Seasonal visitor
at Hannibal Bank
Vulnerable
Wahoo
Seasonal visitor
at Wahoo Rock
Least concern
Whale shark
Seasonal visitor
at Hannibal Bank
Endangered
Tiger shark
Rare sighting
at Hannibal Bank
Near threatened
Dive sites
What divers say
Coiba is what Cocos was before Cocos got famous. Still empty in the water.
Good to know
Park fees
Daily park entry fee, usually included by ops.