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EBO’S REEF 40’-100’ (12-30m) The mooring is at 140’ lows!
(42m), so there is a blue water swim to the reef. This is a MONTE’S DIVI 15’-100’ (5-30m) A great place to snorkel.
great site to see black coral, giant orange elephant ear spong- Lots of parrotfishes, chromis, trumpetfish, and seahorses
es, purple tube sponges, and wire corals. Large moray eels, amongst staghorn corals.
groupers, and filefish are common too.
JERRY’S REEF 30’-100’ (9-30m) The mooring is in deep ROCK PILE/BONHEUR DE BETSY 20’-100’ (6-30m) A
water. This site is known for turtles, stingrays, and white- great place to snorkel. Lots of parrotfishes and goatfishes.
spotted eagle rays. Watch out for black hydroids that sting if Many purple tube sponges and orange elephant ear spong-
you touch. es. A nice stand of staghorn coral makes a hideout for big
JUST-A-NICE-DIVE 20’-100’ (6-30m) The mooring is in 85 schools of snappers and grunts.
feet of water. Many large orange sponges, wire corals, club JOANNE’S SUNCHI 20’-100’ (6-30m) Sunchi means “kiss”
finger corals, cavernous star corals, leaf corals, and boulder in Papiamento. An excellent place to snorkel. Ridges covered
corals. Hawksbill turtles are often seen here. with coral and sponges are perpendicular to shore. The sandy
NEAREST POINT 20’-100’ (6-30m) Deep mooring with bottom between the ridges is a sand tilefish nesting area.
very short swim over to the reef. Best to dive here, as on all CAPTAIN DON’S REEF 20’-100’ (6-30m) This is a MUST DIVE
the south side of Klein, in the morning when winds are at on your Bonaire trip. At the mooring is a plaque dedicted to Don
their minimum, especially for snorkelers. Divers will find the Stewart, which thanks him for his dedication to the preservation of
healthiest and must luxurious coral formations in the entire Bonaire’s reefs. Ridges covered with coral and sponges are per-
Caribbean starting here and continuing on around the south pendicular to shore and are covered with large orange elephant ear
side of Klein. sponges, mountainous and cavernous star coral, and plate corals.
KEEPSAKE Closed Below 70’ there are many black corals and wire corals.
BONAVENTURE 20’-100’ (6-30m) The reef slope is ter- SOUTH BAY 30’-100’ (9-30m) Orange elephant ear sponges,
raced and nearly vertical in places. Starting at 100’ there are purple tube sponges, plate coral, black coral, and long wire corals.
large stacks of plate coral. Sea horses are found in the shal- Ocean triggerfish, scrawled filefish, and horse-eye jacks.
