Turtle Town Maui
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This is one of the best spots on Maui to see sea turtles. Just off Makena Beach off the southwest coast of Maui, this site offers a shallow dive perfect for beginners and also snorkelers. This is a turtle cleaning station so activity is high.
This site is all about the turtles. Mostly green sea turtles, many who are resident turtles, but keep an eye open for hawksbill turtle sightings as well. Lots of Hawaiian reef fish too.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
161 Sightings
J
10
F
7
M
22
A
13
M
10
J
23
J
12
A
16
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15
O
8
N
8
D
17
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
83 Sightings
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5
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0
M
10
A
7
M
4
J
11
J
5
A
8
S
4
O
7
N
8
D
14
Shutterstock-Ed Jenkins
Hawksbill Turtle
21 Sightings
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0
F
0
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0
A
1
M
5
J
5
J
0
A
3
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2
O
0
N
2
D
3
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
21 Sightings
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1
F
0
M
0
A
3
M
0
J
3
J
3
A
0
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4
O
2
N
3
D
2
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
20 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
5
M
1
J
2
J
0
A
0
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6
O
0
N
1
D
5
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
71 Sightings
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2
F
0
M
5
A
6
M
3
J
16
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4
A
6
S
4
O
5
N
9
D
11
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 130
Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek
Butterfly Fish
63 Sightings
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2
F
0
M
4
A
5
M
2
J
14
J
3
A
6
S
4
O
5
N
8
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 40
iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish
37 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
2
A
5
M
1
J
7
J
0
A
5
S
4
O
2
N
4
D
7
iStock-June Jacobsen
Whitetip Reef Shark
32 Sightings
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1
F
0
M
4
A
3
M
1
J
7
J
0
A
3
S
4
O
2
N
0
D
7
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 50
istock-atese
Frogfish
27 Sightings
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1
F
0
M
0
A
6
M
1
J
8
J
0
A
0
S
6
O
0
N
2
D
3
