Flynn Reef - Coral Gardens

★★★★★ (706)

Positioned 20 kilometres east of Green Island off the Cairns coast, Flynn Reef is home to several dive sites - with the Coral Gardens being just one of them.Located on the outer reef this site has consistently good visibility of close to 30 metres.

Large pelagic fish such as dogtooth tuna, mackerel and barracuda, as well as a range of species of shark, especially whitetip reef sharks.

Dive Activity

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Green Turtle

97 Sightings
J
3
F
5
M
3
A
5
M
7
J
14
J
9
A
8
S
11
O
16
N
6
D
10

Wrasse

56 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
3
A
3
M
4
J
11
J
6
A
7
S
12
O
6
N
4
D
0

Barracuda

50 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
2
A
4
M
3
J
7
J
11
A
9
S
10
O
4
N
0
D
0

Hawksbill Turtle

25 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
2
A
5
M
5
J
0
J
6
A
0
S
4
O
0
N
0
D
0

Moray Eel

25 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
2
A
0
M
4
J
0
J
5
A
4
S
0
O
4
N
6
D
0

Whitetip Reef Shark

166 Sightings
J
8
F
8
M
11
A
11
M
18
J
16
J
16
A
17
S
20
O
16
N
13
D
12

Parrotfish

140 Sightings
J
7
F
5
M
11
A
9
M
13
J
14
J
17
A
17
S
20
O
8
N
6
D
13

Clownfish

126 Sightings
J
5
F
5
M
9
A
5
M
17
J
12
J
15
A
13
S
17
O
7
N
5
D
16

Angelfish

99 Sightings
J
5
F
4
M
5
A
7
M
8
J
12
J
9
A
9
S
19
O
5
N
5
D
11

Butterfly Fish

89 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
6
A
3
M
8
J
10
J
12
A
9
S
16
O
5
N
5
D
11

Triggerfish

88 Sightings
J
5
F
4
M
6
A
4
M
6
J
8
J
7
A
9
S
17
O
8
N
3
D
11

Stingrays

67 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
9
A
0
M
6
J
11
J
4
A
5
S
7
O
7
N
6
D
8

Sweetlips and Grunts

54 Sightings
J
3
F
5
M
5
A
4
M
3
J
4
J
0
A
8
S
10
O
0
N
6
D
6

Pufferfish

54 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
0
A
4
M
6
J
7
J
5
A
9
S
16
O
4
N
0
D
0

Surgeonfish

42 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
3
A
0
M
5
J
0
J
6
A
12
S
12
O
0
N
4
D
0

Trumpetfish

42 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
3
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
5
A
9
S
15
O
0
N
3
D
7

Bannerfish

42 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
4
A
0
M
5
J
5
J
8
A
7
S
7
O
6
N
0
D
0

Snapper

21 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
5
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
11

Damselfish

21 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
2
A
0
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
6
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
0

Blacktip Reef Shark

20 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
2
A
0
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
4
O
7
N
0
D
0

Grey Reef Shark

19 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
0
A
0
M
5
J
0
J
4
A
0
S
4
O
0
N
3
D
0

Boxfish

14 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
7
O
4
N
3
D
0