Turtle Crossing Shallow

This perfectly diverse site with sand patches and reef makes it a great site for all levels, located in West Bay at 20 feet depth. Quite the swim to the wall which drops to 120 feet.

Marine life at this site

As the name suggests, it’s common to spot turtles here! Look for jaw fish in the sand, nudi’s, crabs and lobsters in the creviches.

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

Massive Starlet Coral

Siderastrea siderea1 obs.

Greater Star Coral

Montastraea cavernosa1 obs.

Caribbean Spiny Lobster

Panulirus argus1 obs.

West Indian Fuzzy Chiton

Acanthopleura granulata1 obs.

Caribbean Reef Squid

Sepioteuthis sepioidea1 obs.

Svamp

Callyspongia plicifera1 obs.

West Indian Sea Egg

Tripneustes ventricosus1 obs.

Atlantic Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata1 obs.

Mountainous Star Coral

Orbicella faveolata1 obs.

Giant Anemone

Condylactis gigantea1 obs.

Beaded Periwinkle

Cenchritis muricatus1 obs.

Branching Fire Coral

Millepora alcicornis1 obs.

Sally Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus grapsus1 obs.

Atlantic Long-spined Sea Urchin

Diadema antillarum1 obs.

Scaly Chiton

Chiton squamosus1 obs.

Flamingo Tongue Snail

Cyphoma gibbosum1 obs.

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Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata2 obs.

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Svamp

Aplysina archeri2 obs.

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Svamp

Agelas tubulata1 obs.

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Stinker Sponge

Ircinia felix1 obs.

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Svamp

Ectyoplasia ferox1 obs.