Diving in Huatulco

Marine Life in Huatulco

Home to 30 recorded species including 27 reef fish, 1 clams & mussels, 1 sea snails & nudibranchs, 1 sharks & rays.

Marine Protected Areas in Huatulco

• Sian Ka'an - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
• Isla Contoy - National Park (IUCN Category II)
• Sian Ka'an - World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
• La Encrucijada - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
• El Vizcaíno - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
• Santuario de ballenas de El Vizcaino - World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
• Ría Celestún - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category VI)
• Alto Golfo de California y Delta del Río Colorado - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
• Laguna de Términos - Flora and Fauna Protection Area (IUCN Category VI)
• Huatulco - National Park (IUCN Category II)
• Yum Balam - Flora and Fauna Protection Area (IUCN Category VI)
• Banco Chinchorro - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category VI)
• Zona marina Bahía de los Ángeles, canales de Ballenas y de Salsipuedes - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
• El Gancho Murillo - Ecological Conservation (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Islas La Pajarera, Cocinas, Mamut, Colorada, San Pedro, San Agustín, San Andrés y Negrita y los Islotes Los Anegados, Novillas, Mosca y Submarino - Sanctuary (IUCN Category II)
• Islas Marietas - National Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• Playa adyacente a la localidad denominada Río Lagartos - Sanctuary (IUCN Category II)
• Ventilas Hidrotermales de la Cuenca de Guaymas y de la Dorsal del Pacífico Oriental - Sanctuary (IUCN Category II)
• Santuario del Manatí, Bahía de Chetumal - Ecological Conservation (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Sistema Arrecifal Lobos-Tuxpan - Flora and Fauna Protection Area (IUCN Category VI)
• Tiburón Ballena - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category VI)
• Zona marina del Archipiélago de Espíritu Santo - National Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• Complejo Lagunar Bahía Guásimas - Estero Lobos - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Humedales Mogote - Ensenada de La Paz - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Sistema Estuarino Puerto Arista - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Sistema Lagunar Ceuta - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Sistema Lagunar San Ignacio - Navachiste - Macapule - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Humedales del Delta del Río Colorado - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Reserva de la Biosfera La Encrucijada - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Arrecifes de Sian Ka'an - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category VI)
• Arrecifes de Cozumel - National Park (IUCN Category IV)
• Arrecife de Puerto Morelos - National Park (IUCN Category IV)
• Costa Occ. de I. Mujeres, Pta. Cancún y Pta. Nizuc - National Park (IUCN Category IV)
• Alto Golfo de California y El Pinacate - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
• Sian Ka'an - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
• Cabo San Lucas - Flora and Fauna Protection Area (IUCN Category VI)
• Arrecife Alacranes - National Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• Arrecifes de Xcalak - National Park (IUCN Category IV)
• Bahía de Loreto - National Park (IUCN Category IV)
• Cabo Pulmo - National Park (IUCN Category IV)
• Complejo Lagunar Ojo de Liebre - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category VI)
• El Vizcaíno - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
• Isla San Pedro Mártir - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
• Islas Marías - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
• Los Petenes - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
• Playa de Maruata y Colola - Sanctuary (IUCN Category II)
• Playa de Rancho Nuevo - Sanctuary (IUCN Category II)
• Playa de Tierra Colorada - Sanctuary (IUCN Category II)
• Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano - National Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• Zona marina del Archipiélago de San Lorenzo - National Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• Isla Guadalupe - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category VI)
• Laguna Madre y Delta del Río Bravo - Flora and Fauna Protection Area (IUCN Category VI)
• Laguna Barra de Navidad - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Parque Nacional Arrecife Alacranes - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Humedales de Bahía Adaír - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Dzilam - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Banco Chinchorro - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
• Parque Nacional Arrecifes de Xcalak - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Cuencas y corales de la zona costera de Huatulco - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Parque Nacional Isla Contoy - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Playa Tortuguera Rancho Nuevo - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Playa Tortuguera Tierra Colorada - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Reserva Estatal El Palmar - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Sian Ka'an - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Reserva de la Biosfera Ría Celestún - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Laguna Ojo de Liebre - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Laguna Playa Colorada-Santa Marea La Reforma - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Laguna San Ignacio - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Manglares y humedales de la Laguna de Sontecomapan - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Parque Nacional Arrecife de Puerto Morelos - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Islas Marietas - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Parque Nacional Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Playa Tortuguera Cahuitán - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Playa Tortuguera Chenkán - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Playa Tortuguera X'cacel-X'cacelito - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Reserva de la Biosfera Banco Chinchorro - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Reserva de la Biosfera Los Petenes - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Laguna de Términos - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Reserva de la Biosfera Archipiélago de Revillagigedo - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Parque Nacional Bahía de Loreto - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Isla San Pedro Mártir - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Yum Balam - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Laguna Madre - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Parque Nacional Arrecife de Cozumel - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Islas y Áreas Protegidas del Golfo de California - World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
• Ría Celestún - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
• Corredor Costero La Asamblea - San Francisquito - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Laguna de Tamiahua - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Manglares y humedales de Tuxpan - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Isla Rasa - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Estero de Punta Banda - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Arrecife Alacranes - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
• Chamela-Cuixmala - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
• Huatulco - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
• La Encrucijada - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
• Laguna Madre y Delta Río Bravo - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
• Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
• Ensenada de Pabellones - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Santuario Playa Boca de Apiza-El Chupadero-El Tecuanillo - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Balandra - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Bahía de San Quintín - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Parque Nacional Cabo Pulmo - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Xepe Coosot - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Manglares y Humedales del Norte de Isla Cozumel - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Estero El Soldado - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Humedales de Bahía San Jorge - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Humedales de Yavaros - Moroncarit - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Laguna de Cuyutlán vasos III y IV - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Lagunas de Santa María-Topolobampo-Ohuira - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Islas Marietas - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
• Islas Marías - UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
• Humedales de la Laguna la Cruz - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Balandra - Flora and Fauna Protection Area (IUCN Category Ia)
• Marismas Nacionales Nayarit - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category VI)
• La porción norte y la franja costera oriental, terrestres y marinas de la Isla de Cozumel - Flora and Fauna Protection Area (IUCN Category Ia)
• Estero El Soldado - Ecological Conservation (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Reserva Estatal de Dzilam - State Reserve (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• El Palmar - State Reserve (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Punta Canales o Isla del Amor - Ecological Conservation (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• El Cabildo Amatal - Ecological Conservation (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Islas del Municipio de Mazatlan - Protected Area (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• La Encrucijada - Ecological Conservation (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Los Petenes - Special Protection Zone (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Archipiélago de Revillagigedo - Zona Núcleo - World Heritage Site (natural or mixed) (IUCN Category Not Applicable)
• Islas del Pacífico de la Península de Baja California - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
• Caribe Mexicano - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category Ia)
• Pacífico Mexicano Profundo - Biosphere Reserve (IUCN Category VI)
• Revillagigedo - National Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• Bajos del Norte - National Park (IUCN Category II)
• Barra de la Cruz-Playa Grande - Sanctuary (IUCN Category II)
• Zona Marina de la Isla Isabel - National Park (IUCN Category II)