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Wildlife calendar

Who's in the water, month by month

Every reliable seasonal and resident sighting in the atlas, on one grid. A filled cell means at least one destination where the animal is genuinely dependable that month — hover for where, click the species for the full picture.

Worldwide Australia, New Zealand & East AsiaCaribbean & Western AtlanticEurope, Atlantic & MediterraneanIndian Ocean & East AfricaPacific Islands & MicronesiaRed Sea & Middle EastSoutheast Asia & Coral TriangleThe Americas & Eastern Pacific
Species JFMAMJJASOND
Blacktip Reef Shark 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3
Grey Reef Shark
Leopard (Zebra) Shark
Pelagic Thresher Shark
Silvertip Shark
Tasselled Wobbegong
Whitetip Reef Shark 2 2 2 2
Blue-Spotted Ribbontail Ray 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Oceanic Manta Ray
Reef Manta Ray 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Green Sea Turtle
Hawksbill Turtle
Dugong
Bumphead Parrotfish 2 2 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Dogtooth Tuna 2 2 2 2
Mola Mola (Ocean Sunfish)
Napoleon (Humphead) Wrasse
Clownfish & Anemonefish 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Frogfish 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Garden Eel
Giant Moray Eel
Lionfish 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Mandarinfish 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Oriental Sweetlips 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Pinnate Batfish
Reef Stonefish 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Ribbon Eel 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Seahorses 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Titan Triggerfish 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Bigfin Reef Squid 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Broadclub Cuttlefish 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Common Reef (Day) Octopus 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Nudibranchs 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Pygmy Seahorse 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
Banded Sea Krait 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Giant Clam 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Peacock Mantis Shrimp 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

resident somewhere that month   seasonal somewhere that month   · number = destinations with reliable sightings

Built from the atlas's sighting records (resident and seasonal only — occasional and rare sightings are deliberately excluded). Wildlife keeps its own calendar; treat this as planning guidance, never a guarantee.

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Australia, New Zealand & East Asia

Cairns & the Ribbon ReefsNingaloo ReefCoral Sea & Osprey ReefOkinawa & the Kerama IslandsPoor Knights IslandsTownsville & the YongalaGreen IslandIzu Peninsula

Caribbean & Western Atlantic

BonaireCozumelRiviera Maya & the CenotesBelize Barrier ReefGrand CaymanIsla Mujeres & CancúnRoatánTiger Beach & Grand Bahama

Europe, Atlantic & Mediterranean

Malta & GozoSilfra & IcelandThe AzoresCanary IslandsLarnaca & the ZenobiaScapa FlowArctic NorwayMadeira

Indian Ocean & East Africa

North & South Malé AtollsAri AtollBaa Atoll & Hanifaru BayAliwal Shoal & UmkomaasMafia IslandMauritiusSeychellesSodwana Bay

Pacific Islands & Micronesia

PalauChuuk (Truk) LagoonFakaravaKona, HawaiʻiRangiroaTaveuni & Rainbow ReefBeqa Lagoon & Pacific HarbourEspiritu Santo

Red Sea & Middle East

Sharm El Sheikh & Ras MohammedBrothers, Daedalus & St John'sDahabHurghada & El GounaMarsa Alam & the Deep SouthAqabaDaymaniyat IslandsMusandam Peninsula

Southeast Asia & Coral Triangle

Bali & Nusa PenidaKomodoRaja AmpatSipadan & MabulAnilaoCoronKoh TaoLembeh Strait

The Americas & Eastern Pacific

Galápagos IslandsCocos IslandFlorida KeysSea of Cortez & Cabo PulmoSocorro & the RevillagigedosBritish ColumbiaCalifornia Channel IslandsCosta Rica Pacific Coast