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rumpet Reef - Located near Hump Cay; this shallow (around ing about something different. There iis a wide variety of sea life to

T eight meters deep) dive site in Andros Bahamas is the home experience including octopus, spiney lobster, nurse sharks, rainbow
of huge coral heads such as brain coral, fire coral, and elkhorn cor- parrotfish, hermit crabs, arrow crabs, caribbean reef squid and mo-

al. It is named Trumpet Reef because it has a good assortment of rays eels.

trumpet fish. Aside from diving, this reef is also ideal for snorkeling.
More experienced divers, who may want to go to deeper waters, can
ady Moore - A wreck in 80’ of water. It has attracted a substantial
Lswim towards its neighboring coral garden dive site called Peter’s fish population.

Mystery Special.
L Aeiben’s Point - According to history, this was once where pirates
lit camp fires to lure boats into running aground. They would pples - A wall starting at 50’. It features a profusion of Black
Corals starting at 60’ that really get thick as the wall drops ver-
tically at 90’.

then plunder the boats. Legend has it that Captain Leiben was in-
famous for this thus the site is named after him. Leiben’s Point is a
ea Gardens - It starts in 15’ and drops off to 40’ before rising and
Smarvelous and flourishing shallow reef. Head north of Small Hope then dropping to 90’ and then slopes off to the wall. Pelagics

Bay and you will find this nine-meter-deep reef. As you swim in this such as eagle rays and kingfish, and moray eels including spotted

Andros Bahamas dive site, its young reef fish and lush pillar coral. morays frequent this area.

B ethel Channel - A labyrinth of corals in 50’. One group discov- T hrone of Wo - A shallow grid line reef in 35’ of water. Pillar coral,
ered an unusual cleaning station here. At a large star coral you a large variety of fish with an occasional caribbean reef shark.
may see different fish including spanish hogfish, bluehead wrasse
and sharknose gobies cleaning creole wrasse.

P otomac - A wreck of a cargo steamer in a reef at 20’. The variety
of life on this shallow reef is amazing. Everyone comes up talk-