Photo: (c) Shane Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY), via iNaturalist, CC BY1. Mango Bay
Koh TaoSeen on 1% of dives in March
Anthozoa · Marine life
Acropora muricata
Best monthly chance of seeing it per dive, at the best site in each destination.
Chances are the share of dives on which it was seen, in the best month.
Photo: (c) Shane Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY), via iNaturalist, CC BYSeen on 1% of dives in March
Photo: (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY), via iNaturalist, CC BYSeen on 1% of dives in March
Photo: (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY), via iNaturalist, CC BYSeen on 1% of dives in March
The ocean covers 70% of the planet but is the least-recorded place on Earth. Scientists can't be on every reef. Divers are.

Most ocean records come from a few coasts. Log every dive, even quiet sites.
Full dive logs show when a species goes missing. Log every animal, not just the highlights.
Change only shows up over years. Keep logging your home reef.
Lookalike species trip up records. Tag animals and add a photo.