Diving in Victoria

Explore 76 dive sites in Victoria, Australia. Ocean conditions, marine species, and dive centres.

Marine Life in Victoria

Home to 139 recorded species including 64 reef fish, 26 sharks & rays, 17 whales & dolphins, 7 seagrass & algae, 7 other, 3 starfish.

Marine Protected Areas in Victoria

  • Corner Inlet Marine and Coastal Park - National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve (IUCN Category VI)
  • Shallow Inlet Marine and Coastal Park - National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve (IUCN Category VI)
  • Wilsons Promontory Marine Park - National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve (IUCN Category VI)
  • Corner Inlet - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
  • Port Phillip Bay (Western Shoreline) and Bellarine Peninsula - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
  • Western Port - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
  • Eagle Rock - Marine Sanctuary (IUCN Category III)
  • Twelve Apostles - Marine National Park (IUCN Category II)
  • Ricketts Point - Marine Sanctuary (IUCN Category II)
  • The Arches - Marine Sanctuary (IUCN Category III)
  • Point Danger - Marine Sanctuary (IUCN Category III)
  • Point Cooke - Marine Sanctuary (IUCN Category II)
  • Mushroom Reef - Marine Sanctuary (IUCN Category III)
  • Merri - Marine Sanctuary (IUCN Category III)
  • Barwon Bluff - Marine Sanctuary (IUCN Category III)
  • Marengo Reefs - Marine Sanctuary (IUCN Category III)
  • Jawbone - Marine Sanctuary (IUCN Category III)
  • Yaringa - Marine National Park (IUCN Category II)
  • Wilsons Promontory - Marine National Park (IUCN Category II)
  • Point Addis - Marine National Park (IUCN Category II)
  • French Island - Marine National Park (IUCN Category II)
  • Churchill Island - Marine National Park (IUCN Category II)
  • Bunurong - Marine National Park (IUCN Category II)
  • Corner Inlet - Marine National Park (IUCN Category II)
  • Port Phillip Heads - Marine National Park (IUCN Category II)
  • North Western Port N.C.R. - Nature Conservation Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
  • Reef Island and Bass River Mouth N.C.R - Natural Features Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
  • Lake Connewarre W.R - Natural Features Reserve (IUCN Category VI)
  • The Spit W.R. - Nature Conservation Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
  • Apollo - Australian Marine Park (IUCN Category VI)
  • Jawbone F.F.R. - Nature Conservation Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
  • Phillip Island Nature Park - Other (IUCN Category III)
  • Wilsons Promontory Islands - Remote and Natural Area - Schedule 6, National Parks Act (IUCN Category II)
  • Mornington Peninsula & Western Port - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
  • Wilsons Promontory Marine Reserve - National Parks Act Schedule 4 park or reserve (IUCN Category VI)
  • Councillor Island - Nature Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
  • Cape Wickham - Conservation Area (IUCN Category V)
  • Cataraqui Point - Conservation Area (IUCN Category V)
  • Porky Beach - Conservation Area (IUCN Category VI)
  • Red Hut Point - Conservation Area (IUCN Category V)
  • City of Melbourne Bay - Conservation Area (IUCN Category V)
  • Yallock-Bulluk Marine and Coastal Park - National Parks Act Schedule 3 Other Parks (IUCN Category VI)

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