Reef Vitals
The North Atoll ranger station logs the health of one of the last untouched reefs in the Coral Triangle. This is the live readout the team checks every morning before the first dive. Numbers first. Stories later.
Patrol active. Two rangers on the water since 0540. Sea state slight. Visibility excellent.
Water temperature
29.4 C
Surface pH
8.06
Visibility
34 m
Live coral cover
61 percent
214turtle nests this season
7vessels intercepted in 2026
Next reef wide coral survey window opens
Repair mooring buoy 4. The chain has abraded on the reef shelf.
Due 25.06.2026Run the quarterly photo transect along the north wall.
Due 10.07.2026Dawn dive kit
Twin cylinders filled to 230 bar
Transect tape and dive slate
Camera and strobe charged
Replacement mooring shackle (on order)
Bleaching watch. Sea temperature has held above 29 C for nine straight days. Report any pale or whitening colonies on the south slope the moment you surface.
