Molokini Crater
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Sitting just off the Hawaiian island of Maui, Molokini Crater is probably one of the most famous places to dive in all of Hawaii. This former crater is accessible by boat dive departing from Maui. This is a very busy dive site but there are several different areas to dive.
You’ll see the typical Hawaiian reef fish on both sides. On the shallower side look for fields of garden eels swaying in the sand. On the backside look for manta and eagle rays, sharks.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
470 Sightings
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28
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20
M
37
A
31
M
46
J
48
J
68
A
46
S
32
O
37
N
38
D
39
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
138 Sightings
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22
F
11
M
16
A
7
M
9
J
16
J
8
A
12
S
7
O
10
N
11
D
9
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
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Wrasse
116 Sightings
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0
F
5
M
14
A
7
M
12
J
12
J
16
A
10
S
14
O
10
N
9
D
7
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
64 Sightings
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0
F
6
M
0
A
6
M
12
J
0
J
9
A
6
S
12
O
6
N
7
D
0
AdobeStock-Magnus
Humpback Whale
54 Sightings
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13
F
10
M
18
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
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0
O
0
N
0
D
13
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
39 Sightings
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0
F
8
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
11
A
9
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
11
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
28 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
11
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
9
S
0
O
8
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
395 Sightings
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20
F
17
M
37
A
26
M
34
J
50
J
56
A
40
S
29
O
34
N
28
D
24
iStock-June Jacobsen
Whitetip Reef Shark
362 Sightings
J
23
F
17
M
28
A
20
M
52
J
41
J
46
A
34
S
25
O
34
N
23
D
19
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
310 Sightings
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15
F
9
M
38
A
18
M
31
J
34
J
45
A
26
S
26
O
25
N
24
D
19
