Emboodhoo Lagoon Turtles
North Male Atoll · Maldives
The lagoon formed between Emboodhoo and Cocoa islands is a sheltered turtle nursery where green and hawksbill turtles rest, feed on seagrass, and shelter in coral heads with a reliability matched almost nowhere in the Maldives. The protected waters mean visibility is consistently good and currents are gentle enough for photographers to hover. Reef fish density is exceptional in the shallows: lionfish under coral ledges, moorish idols in loose schools, and the occasional passing reef shark from the outer channel.
Conditions
Depth
4 to 22 m
Open water and up
Current
Usually gentle
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
8 to 15 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
26 to 30°C
3mm wetsuit
Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Vis (m) | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
| Current | calm | calm | calm | calm | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | calm | calm |
Your chances of seeing each animal
Green sea turtle
Photo: MARC MARTIN SOLA · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Hawksbill turtle
Photo: Kevin Bryant · CC BY-NC-SA
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Spotfin lionfish
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Moorish idol
Photo: David R · CC BY-NC
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Whitetip reef shark
Photo: Craig Fujii · CC BY-NC-ND
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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