The Caribbean: Has a very distinct flavour of underwater scenery. Large barrel sponges, whip corals rather than Dendronephtya (the soft broccoli like corals found on coral reefs elsewhere).
Best Season
August-Sept calmest
Visibility
50'-100
Water Temp
2-80
Famous Wrecks
Bonegi 1, Ruinui, Tara Maru (Honduras) H ilma Hooker, Mair Bhan (Bonaire)
Location, Dive Types, Subjects
Honduran Bay islands Typical Caribbean purple tunicates
Turks & Caicos islands scenic walls, reef turtles, Whales migrate in Feb
Bonaire Easy diving from shore to reef and drop off. Wrecks, no currents. macro capital of the
Caribbean
Belize The second largest barrier reef in the world, offshore live-aboard.
Cayman islands shore, dayboat, facilities for the U/W photographer Stingray City, Tarpon alley
Grenada 21 x 12 mile volcanic island
Virgins shallow reefs, boats, Humpback, Hyrolab (submerged research habitat) dolphins
Bahamas Shallow Bahaman banks shark feeding, dive with dolphins, blue holes
Barbados
Jamaica drop off, small tropical fish, barrel sponges, eels, rays
Cozumel drop off from shore and offshore reefs
Cuba
Cozumel 2-8 knot currents, drop-offs from 40-2000', small island of Yucatan peninsula (Mexico) Tarpon, silversides, caverns
Cancun reef, grotto dolphins, groupers, coral
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