Turtle Canyon

★★★★☆ (1,487)

Turtle Canyon reef is one of the most popular dive sites on the island of Oahu due to the sheer number of sea turtles here. This reef is a turtle cleaning station and is fairly shallow, making it also a great snorkel site.

It’s all about the turtles here: green and hawksbill sea turtles come here to get cleaned by small wrasses at designated “cleaning stations.“

Dive Activity

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Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Green Turtle

Green Turtle

396 Sightings
J
30
F
41
M
40
A
30
M
36
J
33
J
36
A
34
S
23
O
26
N
37
D
30

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 200

Moray Eel

Moray Eel

166 Sightings
J
13
F
15
M
15
A
11
M
9
J
17
J
14
A
15
S
10
O
9
N
20
D
18

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 300

Octopus

Octopus

46 Sightings
J
9
F
0
M
0
A
8
M
6
J
0
J
10
A
0
S
4
O
0
N
0
D
9
Hawksbill Turtle

Hawksbill Turtle

15 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
8
J
0
A
7
S
0
O
0
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

Butterfly Fish

Butterfly Fish

94 Sightings
J
0
F
10
M
9
A
10
M
10
J
8
J
9
A
10
S
5
O
10
N
13
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 90

Angelfish

Angelfish

68 Sightings
J
0
F
11
M
8
A
11
M
0
J
7
J
0
A
7
S
7
O
8
N
9
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 40

Triggerfish

Triggerfish

64 Sightings
J
0
F
8
M
0
A
6
M
0
J
0
J
11
A
12
S
4
O
10
N
13
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 100

Parrotfish

Parrotfish

41 Sightings
J
0
F
7
M
0
A
0
M
7
J
6
J
11
A
0
S
4
O
6
N
0
D
0
Whitetip Reef Shark

Whitetip Reef Shark

31 Sightings
J
0
F
7
M
0
A
7
M
10
J
0
J
0
A
7
S
0
O
0
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

Pufferfish

Pufferfish

25 Sightings
J
0
F
9
M
0
A
6
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
4
O
6
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.: 3

Trumpetfish

Trumpetfish

23 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
6
J
7
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
10
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.: 8

Bannerfish

Bannerfish

12 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
6
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
6
N
0
D
0

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