Spanish Bay Reef

Named for the old Spanish Bay Reef Resort, Spanish Bay Reef is a very popular shore dive with locals and visitors alike. Just 200ft from the man-made breakwater lies a mini wall running parallel with the shoreline. Diving here during high tide is best as low tide drops the visibility significantly.

Critters at this site

You’ll see typical Caribbean life like nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, stingrays, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, parrot fish, and grouper.

Based on open observations nearbywithin ~5 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Lettuce Sea Slug

Elysia crispata3 obs.

Yellowline Arrow Crab

Stenorhynchus seticornis2 obs.

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Caretta caretta2 obs.

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata2 obs.

Giant Barrel Sponge

Xestospongia muta1 obs.

Branching Tube Sponge

Aiolochroia crassa1 obs.

Thrush cowrie

Naria turdus1 obs.

Banded Coral Shrimp

Stenopus hispidus1 obs.

Flamingo Tongue Snail

Cyphoma gibbosum1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Chromodorididae1 obs.

Mountainous Star Coral

Orbicella faveolata1 obs.

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Svamp

Ectyoplasia ferox3 obs.

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Koral & anemone

Pseudocorynactis caribbeorum2 obs.

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Svamp

Amphimedon Duchassaing & Michelotti, 18642 obs.

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Svamp

Svenzea zeai2 obs.

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Svamp

Neofibularia nolitangere1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Parribacus antarcticus1 obs.

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Svamp

Crella brasiliensis1 obs.

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Svamp

Xestospongia deweerdtae1 obs.

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Svamp

Agelas citrina1 obs.

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Svamp

Cinachyrella kuekenthali1 obs.

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Svamp

Hyrtios proteus1 obs.

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Svamp

Spirastrella hartmani1 obs.

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Svamp

Geodia neptuni1 obs.