Tortuga

Located approximately 25 minutes by boat from the town of Bayahibe. This destination is known for its impressive corals and more abundant marine life, since it receives fewer divers.

Marine life at this site

The experience is unique, as you never know what you might find: from majestic eagle rays, sea turtles, to the occasional nurse shark.

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

Atlantic Long-spined Sea Urchin

Diadema antillarum5 obs.

Atlantic Rock-boring Urchin

Echinometra lucunter5 obs.

Yellow Stingray

Urobatis jamaicensis5 obs.

West Indian Sea Egg

Tripneustes ventricosus4 obs.

West Indian Fuzzy Chiton

Acanthopleura granulata4 obs.

sun anemone

Stichodactyla helianthus3 obs.

West Indian Top Shell

Cittarium pica3 obs.

Flamingo Tongue Snail

Cyphoma gibbosum2 obs.

Giant Barrel Sponge

Xestospongia muta2 obs.

Zebra Periwinkle

Echinolittorina ziczac2 obs.

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus grapsus2 obs.

Caribbean Reef Octopus

Octopus briareus2 obs.

Caribbean Reef Squid

Sepioteuthis sepioidea2 obs.

Atlantic Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata2 obs.

Checkered Nerite

Nerita tessellata2 obs.

Purple Sea Fan

Gorgonia ventalina1 obs.

Deltoid Rock Shell

Vasula deltoidea1 obs.

Koral & anemone

Pseudodiploria clivosa1 obs.

Greater Star Coral

Montastraea cavernosa1 obs.

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata1 obs.

Pink Vase Sponge

Niphates digitalis1 obs.

Giant Anemone

Condylactis gigantea1 obs.

Svamp

Aplysina fistularis1 obs.

Slangestjerne

Astrophyton muricatum1 obs.