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Top UAE scuba diving sites

Environmental challenges. Invasive species, carbon footprints, limited water resources, overfishing, waste generation, air pollution and land degradation and desertification are posing environmental threat to the UAE. While the UAE extend their renewable energy infrastructure, they are challenged by three main environmental issues: loss of wildlife habitat through urbanization and industrialisation, limited agricultural land caused by UAE's arid landscape and low precipitation and finally the intensifying effects of climate change ...

There’s a whole underwater world to be discovered in the UAE, but before you start plumbing the depths, here’s local expert Mohammed Helmy’s guide to the best scuba spots.


Dibba Rock
With depths varying from four to 16 metres, Helmy describes this site as “perfect for snorkellers, as well as open-water divers”. It’s a 20-minute boat ride from Al Aqah in Fujairah and sightings of turtles are almost guaranteed, while divers are more likely to see black tip reef sharks here than anywhere else.

Inchcape
Ten minutes from Al Aqah, Inchcape has depths of up to 30 metres and a wreck ideal for advanced divers. Expect to see honeycomb eels, stingrays, yellow snappers, pufferfish and stonefish. You may also see the rare mola mola fish, or sunfish.

Martini Rock
This famous structure off the coast of Fujairah has depths of between ten and 23 metres. Perfect for a night dive, prepare to spot sleeping turtles and feeding rays. If you’re very lucky, you may also see the occasional leopard shark or guitar shark.

Sharms Rock
This spot near Snoopy Island in Fujairah offers depths of up to 14 metres, and some of the largest parrotfish, boxfish and broomtailed wrasse in the area – all of which are visible to snorkellers, too.

Zainab Wreck 
This is a thrilling deep wreck site close to Abu Dhabi, strictly for advanced open-water divers. “Here, you’ll see fish of the Arabian Gulf, including barracudas, stonefish, scorpionfish, yellow snappers, batfish and small oysters.”

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