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DUPPY WATERS W/ DUPPY WATERS - In the local language “Dup- IRON BOUND - Iron Bound stretches over 3 buoys on the North East
py” is a word of Northwest African origin meaning “ghost”, and this side of the island in an area known locally as the Iron Shore. The top of
stretch is supposedly haunted by mysterious lights at night. There are the reef is a flat stretch show-casing a mix of soft corals and volcanic
2 buoys at this site, one on the inside of the wall and another one is rocks. A wall drops down to about 70 feet (21 meters) and opens up
just at the edge of the drop off. Depth under the buoys is about 25ft to with flat stretches of sand scattered with big formations of volcanic
(8m) and the wall drops continuously down, seemingly never-ending. rock. Swim-throughs and overhang makes it a scenic and interesting
This dive site can be diverse if you begin it by heading west of the dive site. Maximum depth of the site is 90 feet (27 meters). Due to the
buoy (rather than dropping down over the wall). You will follow a variation of rocky formations and sandy areas there is a great diversity
wide sand channel starting at 40 feet (12 meters) sloping to 60 feet of marine life. Look for stingrays and the Yellowhead Jawfish in the
(18 meters) before the wall drops down. In the channel you may find sand, and around the wall you may see Barracudas, Tarpons and all
Barracudas and Turtles. Pay special attention to the impressive Barrel types of Grunts. You may also experience a close encounter with a
Sponges along the wall face. This is the only place on the Island where curious Green Moray Eel.
they will grow to become this size. Black Groupers are on the edges
of the wall.

JOSHUA’S SWASH

BLACKISH POINT - coral gardens at 25 feet, little wall from 25-80
feet with lots of shallow caves, many with collapsed ceilings allow light
down from/and access up to the reef above, resident midnight par-
rot fish seen here. sandy plain at 90ft often inhabited by southern. It
can be a stunning dive with overhangs and crevices and with the op-
portunity to explore small caverns. The multiple crevices of the wall
host good shelter for Lionfish, Moray Eels, Spiny Lobsters and Spotted
Drums. Yu can dive to the bottom of your recreational limits an still
have more than 1,000 feet of pure drop-off.

ROCK HARBOUR

JACK’S BIGHT - Near a mangrove lagoon, this shallow dive (25’)
slopes through a series of canyons to 65’.