The State of the World's Dive Sites 2026: Summary Data

Summary data behind the report "The State of the World's Dive Sites 2026" by Divemates. It contains aggregate counts from the Divemates global scuba dive-site and dive-shop catalog: dive sites by country (141 countries and territories), dive shops by country (180), dive sites by body of water, by primary site type, by maximum-depth band, marine species by diver group, and sites by access mode and difficulty. Headline totals: 9,952 dive sites, 16,410 dive shops, and 11,895 featured marine species as of July 11, 2026. This is a curated catalog, not a global census, and it contains no diver behavior (it is a pre-launch snapshot of compiled places and species). The catalog builds on the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS, CC BY), Marine Regions / VLIZ (CC BY, sea-area geography via MRGID), and the IUCN Red List (conservation status). See README.md for full field notes, coverage, and attribution. Report: https://divemates.app/data/state-of-dive-sites-2026