Scuba Season

Darwin's Arch (The Pillars) · Darwin Island

Every animal recorded here

5 species, most likely first·

Scalloped hammerhead

Scalloped hammerheadCritically Endangered

Almost always

Nearly every dive

Whale shark

Whale sharkEndangered

The cleaning station beneath the arch (now collapsed structure) is a documented whale-shark cleaning hotspot.

Likely

About half of dives

Bottlenose dolphin

Bottlenose dolphinLeast Concern

Likely

About half of dives

Galapagos shark

Galapagos sharkLeast Concern

Likely

About half of dives

Silky shark

Silky sharkVulnerable

Likely

About half of dives

What the labels mean