Marine Conservation
As divers, we're privileged to witness marine life in its natural habitat - and we have a responsibility to protect it. DivePlnr tracks the IUCN Red List conservation status of species found across our dive sites worldwide.
All Threatened & Near Threatened Species (358)
Acadian Whitefish
Coregonus huntsmani
Artichoke Coral
Scolymia cubensis
Atlantic Ridley
Lepidochelys kempii
Chilean Angel Shark
Squatina armata
Coelacanth
Latimeria chalumnae
Common Eagle Ray
Myliobatis aquila
Common shovelnose ray
Glaucostegus typus
Crow de brass star
Carcharhinus longimanus
Dwarf Gulper Shark
Centrophorus atromarginatus
eel
Anguilla anguilla
Elkhorn coral
Acropora palmata
Fire coral
Millepora complanata
Giant guitarfish
Rhynchobatus djiddensis
Great hammerhead
Sphyrna mokarran
Grey Nurse Shark
Carcharias taurus
Grooved brain coral
Diploria labyrinthiformis
Hawksbill Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata
Lamarck's sheet coral
Agaricia lamarcki
Massive Starlet Coral
Siderastrea siderea
Maze Coral
Meandrina meandrites
monkfish
Squatina squatina
Nassau grouper
Epinephelus striatus
Northern Right Whale
Eubalaena glacialis
Pillar coral
Dendrogyra cylindrus
Rig
Galeorhinus galeus
Rough cactus coral
Mycetophyllia ferox
Scalloped hammerhead
Sphyrna lewini
Smooth Flower Coral
Eusmilia fastigiata
Spotted handfish
Brachionichthys hirsutus
Staghorn coral
Acropora cervicornis
sturgeon
Acipenser sturio
Sunflower star
Pycnopodia helianthoides
Sunray Lettuce Coral
Helioseris cucullata
Ten-ray Star Coral
Madracis decactis
Thin leaf lettuce coral
Agaricia tenuifolia
American eel
Anguilla rostrata
Anacropora coral
Anacropora puertogalerae
Anacropora coral
Anacropora spinosa
Astreopora coral
Astreopora moretonensis
Auckland Sea Lion
Phocarctos hookeri
basking shark
Cetorhinus maximus
Bentfin Devil Ray
Mobula thurstoni
Black coral
Leiopathes glaberrima
Black Gulper Shark
Centrophorus isodon
Blacknose shark
Carcharhinus acronotus
blue whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Bonnethead Shark
Sphyrna tiburo
Bottlenose Skate
Rostroraja alba
Branch coral
Acropora florida
Bushy Coral
Cladocora caespitosa
Cauliflower coral
Pocillopora damicornis
Cauliflower coral
Pocillopora verrucosa
Coalfish Whale
Balaenoptera borealis
Common smoothhound
Mustelus mustelus
Deepwater Spiny Dogfish
Centrophorus squamosus
Devil fish
Mobula mobular
Devil Ray
Mobula tarapacana
Dusky shark
Carcharhinus obscurus
Encrusting pore coral
Montipora aequituberculata
Exuma Goby
Elacatinus atronasus
Eyespot skate
Atlantoraja cyclophora
Fanray
Platyrhina sinensis
Fire coral
Millepora alcicornis
Fire coral
Millepora dichotoma
Fire coral
Millepora platyphylla
Flapnose Ray
Rhinoptera javanica
Galapagos fur seal
Arctocephalus galapagoensis
Galapagos sea lion
Zalophus wollebaeki
Gray Reef Shark
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Gray weakfish
Cynoscion regalis
Greenback Parrotfish
Scarus trispinosus
Green-eye Spurdog
Squalus mitsukurii
Green Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Gulper shark
Centrophorus granulosus
honeycomb stingray
Himantura uarnak
Largebrain Root Coral
Lobophyllia hemprichii
Large meandroid brain coral
Oulophyllia crispa
Lesser Devil Ray
Mobula hypostoma
Lettuce coral
Pectinia lactuca
Longfin eel
Anguilla dieffenbachii
Longfin mako
Isurus paucus
long rough dab
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Mangrove
Mycteroperca olfax
Maori Wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus
Maylan
Aetobatus narinari
Montipora coral
Montipora angulata
Montipora coral
Montipora capricornis
Montipora coral
Montipora delicatula
Montipora coral
Montipora florida
Montipora coral
Montipora foliosa
Montipora coral
Montipora gaimardi
Montipora coral
Montipora samarensis
Montipora coral
Montipora setosa
Montipora coral
Montipora stellata
Montipora coral
Montipora venosa
Net coral
Alveopora catalai
Northern Wolffish
Anarhichas denticulatus
Pavona coral
Pavona duerdeni
Pectinia coral
Pectinia alcicornis
Pelagic thresher
Alopias pelagicus
Porcupine ray
Urogymnus asperrimus
Red coral
Corallium rubrum
Redfish
Sebastes fasciatus
Sandbar shark
Carcharhinus plumbeus
Shortfin mako
Isurus oxyrinchus
Shortspine thornyhead
Sebastolobus alascanus
Slender Hammerhead
Eusphyra blochii
Southern bluefin tuna
Thunnus maccoyii
Spiny Butterfly Ray
Gymnura altavela
Splendid toadfish
Sanopus splendidus
Staghorn coral
Acropora abrolhosensis
Staghorn coral
Acropora aculeus
Staghorn coral
Acropora acuminata
Staghorn coral
Acropora anthocercis
Staghorn coral
Acropora aspera
Staghorn coral
Acropora austera
Staghorn coral
Acropora awi
Staghorn coral
Acropora cerealis
Staghorn coral
Acropora cytherea
Staghorn coral
Acropora donei
Staghorn coral
Acropora echinata
Staghorn coral
Acropora eurystoma
Staghorn coral
Acropora globiceps
Staghorn coral
Acropora hoeksemai
Staghorn coral
Acropora horrida
Staghorn coral
Acropora humilis
Staghorn coral
Acropora hyacinthus
Staghorn coral
Acropora indonesia
Staghorn coral
Acropora kirstyae
Staghorn coral
Acropora kosurini
Staghorn coral
Acropora listeri
Staghorn coral
Acropora longicyathus
Staghorn coral
Acropora lutkeni
Staghorn coral
Acropora microclados
Staghorn coral
Acropora millepora
Staghorn coral
Acropora monticulosa
Staghorn coral
Acropora multiacuta
Staghorn coral
Acropora nana
Staghorn coral
Acropora nasuta
Staghorn coral
Acropora paniculata
Staghorn coral
Acropora pharaonis
Staghorn coral
Acropora plumosa
Staghorn coral
Acropora polystoma
Staghorn coral
Acropora retusa
Staghorn coral
Acropora secale
Staghorn coral
Acropora selago
Staghorn coral
Acropora solitaryensis
Staghorn coral
Acropora spicifera
Staghorn coral
Acropora striata
Staghorn coral
Acropora suharsonoi
Staghorn coral
Acropora tenuis
Staghorn coral
Acropora turaki
Staghorn coral
Acropora valida
Staghorn coral
Acropora vaughani
Staghorn coral
Acropora verweyi
Staghorn coral
Acropora yongei
Table coral
Acropora clathrata
Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus
Winter skate
Leucoraja ocellata
Zonetail Butterfly Ray
Gymnura zonura
Abalone
Haliotis tuberculata
American Elephantfish
Callorhinchus callorynchus
American Manatee
Trichechus manatus
Atlantic cod
Gadus morhua
Atlantic sturgeon
Acipenser oxyrinchus
Bahama Cavefish
Lucifuga spelaeotes
Barbour's seahorse
Hippocampus barbouri
Barred Hogfish
Bodianus scrofa
Bartail Goby
Coryphopterus thrix
Beaked Leatherjacket
Oxymonacanthus longirostris
Bear Paw Clam
Hippopus hippopus
Bigeye thresher shark
Alopias superciliosus
Bigeye tuna
Thunnus obesus
Birdsnest coral
Seriatopora caliendrum
Blackspotted Smoothhound
Mustelus punctulatus
Blacktip reef shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Blacktip shark
Carcharhinus limbatus
Blueback Herring
Alosa aestivalis
Blue Marlin
Makaira nigricans
Bluenose Goby
Coryphopterus lipernes
Boulder Brain Coral
Colpophyllia natans
Brain Root Coral
Lobophyllia corymbosa
Bronze whaler
Carcharhinus brachyurus
Bull Shark
Carcharhinus leucas
Bull trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Bumphead Parrotfish
Bolbometopon muricatum
Camouflage grouper
Epinephelus polyphekadion
Cape Shark
Squalus acanthias
Comb grouper
Mycteroperca fusca
Common seahorse
Hippocampus kuda
Common Spiny Lobster
Palinurus elephas
Common Thresher Shark
Alopias vulpinus
Common torpedo
Torpedo torpedo
Cortez Electric Ray
Narcine entemedor
Cowfish
Rhinoptera bonasus
darkie charlie
Dalatias licha
Deep sea perch
Hoplostethus atlanticus
Dugong
Dugong dugon
Elf
Pomatomus saltatrix
Elliptical star coral
Dichocoenia stokesii
Endeavour Dogfish
Centrophorus moluccensis
Fish-shark
Rhizoprionodon acutus
Flat-faced Seahorse
Hippocampus trimaculatus
Florida Cone
Conus anabathrum
Gag
Mycteroperca microlepis
Galápagos Barnacle Blenny
Acanthemblemaria castroi
Galapagos Marine Iguana
Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Glass Goby
Coryphopterus hyalinus
Golden Thread
Nemipterus virgatus
Gray Snapper
Lutjanus cyanopterus
Great seahorse
Hippocampus kelloggi
Great Stingaree
Urolophus bucculentus
Great White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Greenback Stingaree
Urolophus viridis
Green Wrasse
Labrus viridis
Grey Bamboo Shark
Chiloscyllium griseum
Gulf Coney
Hyporthodus acanthistius
Haddock
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Hamlet
Mycteroperca interstitialis
Hedgehog seahorse
Hippocampus spinosissimus
Hieroglyphic Cone
Conus hieroglyphus
Hogfish
Lachnolaimus maximus
Honycomb Plate Coral
Porites colonensis
Indonesian Shortsnout Spurdog
Squalus hemipinnis
Japanese electric ray
Narke japonica
Leaf coral
Pavona minuta
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Dermochelys coriacea
lemon shark
Negaprion brevirostris
Lettuce Coral
Agaricia agaricites
Lined seahorse
Hippocampus erectus
loggerhead turtle
Caretta caretta
Longnosed Skate
Dipturus oxyrinchus
marbled electric ray
Torpedo marmorata
Masked Goby
Coryphopterus personatus
Montipora coral
Montipora verrucosa
Moonfish
Mola mola
Mozambique mouth-breeder
Oreochromis mossambicus
nursehound
Scyliorhinus stellaris
Nurse Shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Olive Ridley
Lepidochelys olivacea
Owston's Dogfish
Centroscymnus owstonii
Pallid Goby
Coryphopterus eidolon
Pavona coral
Pavona cactus
Philippine Spurdog
Squalus montalbani
Pink Sea Fan
Eunicella verrucosa
Polkadot Cod
Plectropomus areolatus
Pollock
Trachurus trachurus
porbeagle
Lamna nasus
Porgy
Dentex dentex
Rabbitfish
Chimaera monstrosa
Razorback
Balaenoptera physalus
Red grouper
Epinephelus morio
Red Snapper
Rhomboplites aurorubens
Rio skate
Rioraja agassizii
Sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
Sand-canyon Goby
Coryphopterus venezuelae
Seafan Blenny
Emblemariopsis pricei
Short Mackerel
Rastrelliger brachysoma
Sickelfin Weasel Shark
Hemigaleus microstoma
Silky shark
Carcharhinus falciformis
Silvertip shark
Carcharhinus albimarginatus
Smooth hammerhead
Sphyrna zygaena
Smooth skate
Malacoraja senta
Smoothtail Mobula
Mobula munkiana
Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
Spinner shark
Carcharhinus brevipinna
Staghorn coral
Acropora batunai
Staghorn coral
Acropora caroliniana
Staghorn coral
Acropora desalwii
Staghorn coral
Acropora jacquelineae
Staghorn coral
Acropora speciosa
Staghorn coral
Astreopora expansa
Starry Ray
Amblyraja radiata
sting ray
Dasyatis pastinaca
Stony coral
Echinopora lamellosa
Tarpon
Megalops atlanticus
Tawny nurse shark
Nebrius ferrugineus
Thin birdsnest coral
Seriatopora hystrix
Triggerfish
Balistes capriscus
Velvet belly lantern shark
Etmopterus spinax
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp
Branchinecta lynchi
White Dolphin
Sousa chinensis
Whitefin Smoothhound
Mustelus widodoi
Whitetip reef shark
Triaenodon obesus
witch
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Yellowback Stingaree
Urolophus sufflavus
Acropora Butterfly
Chaetodon trifascialis
African Longfin Eel
Anguilla mossambica
African Weakfish
Atractoscion aequidens
Alabama Shad
Alosa alabamae
Arrowhead Dogfish
Deania profundorum
Bass
Dicentrarchus labrax
Black cod
Epinephelus daemelii
Black coral
Antipathes dichotoma
Black fin eel
Anguilla bicolor
Blue crust coral
Porites branneri
Blue Shark
Prionace glauca
Bluespotted bamboo shark
Chiloscyllium plagiosum
Blushing Star Coral
Stephanocoenia intersepta
Bonefish
Albula vulpes
Bower's Parrotfish
Chlorurus bowersi
Brownbanded bamboo shark
Chiloscyllium punctatum
Bubblegum coral
Paragorgia arborea
Cardinal Cone
Conus cardinalis
Caribbean Neon Goby
Elacatinus lobeli
Common Stingaree
Trygonoptera testacea
Coral catshark
Atelomycterus marmoratus
Corb
Sciaena umbra
Cuckoo Skate
Leucoraja naevus
Dusky smoothhound
Mustelus canis
East-Indies Parrotfish
Scarus hypselopterus
Eight-ray Finger Coral
Madracis formosa
Elongate Toothcarp
Poeciliopsis elongata
Estuarine Dolphin
Sotalia guianensis
False killer whale
Pseudorca crassidens
Fluke
Paralichthys lethostigma
Freycinet's Epaulette Shark
Hemiscyllium freycineti
Golden cownose ray
Rhinoptera steindachneri
Graham's sheet coral
Agaricia grahamae
Green Wrasse
Choerodon schoenleinii
Grey Sharpnose Shark
Rhizoprionodon oligolinx
Gunner
Pagellus bogaraveo
halibut
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Harp Seal
Pagophilus groenlandicus
Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops aduncus
Indonesian Speckled Catshark
Halaelurus maculosus
Jordan's Blue Dogshark
Loxodon macrorhinus
Kapala Stingaree
Urolophus kapalensis
Long-snout Seahorse
Hippocampus reidi
lumpsucker
Cyclopterus lumpus
Mutton Snapper
Lutjanus analis
Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
Scomberomorus commerson
One-finned Shark
Heptranchias perlo
Portuguese Dogfish
Centroscymnus coelolepis
Rainbow
Scarus guacamaia
Rainford's Butterflyfish
Chaetodon rainfordi
Ridged Cactus Coarl
Mycetophyllia lamarckiana
Rockfish
Mycteroperca bonaci
salmon
Salmo salar
Smallnose Fanskate
Sympterygia bonapartii
Smooth cauliflower coral
Stylophora pistillata
smooth hound, starry smooth hound
Mustelus asterias
Snapper
Lutjanus synagris
sorrah shark
Carcharhinus sorrah
Spinetail Ray
Bathyraja spinicauda
Spiny Flower Coral
Mussa angulosa
Striated Blenny
Hypsoblennius striatus
Sugi
Cryptomeria japonica
Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Tall sea pen
Funiculina quadrangularis
Thornback skate
Raja clavata
Tiger Shark
Galeocerdo cuvier
Triggerfish
Balistes vetula
Tufted blenny
Mccoskerichthys sandae
Western Longnose Spurdog
Squalus edmundsi
Western Longnose Spurdog
Squalus nasutus
White Grouper
Epinephelus aeneus
Whiting
Merluccius bilinearis
Conservation data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species. Status categories: CR = Critically Endangered, EN = Endangered, VU = Vulnerable, NT = Near Threatened.