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Tres Cocos - Named for a trio of coconut moray eels, and the unfortunate lionfish.
palms on Long Caye, this is a fabulous nov- Visibility can drop to 50 feet or less when the
ice dive on a shallow coral reef with a wall winds blow steadily out of the east or north-
with big overhangs. It begins at 30 feet and east. The wall is vertical to slightly over-
drops to infinity. Coral shrimp, spotted mo- hanging in most places. Yellowtail snappers
ray eels, lion’s paw sea cucumbers, urchins, appear in great numbers, along with queen
arrow crabs, and sea feathers are found here. triggerfish, white spotted filefish, hogfish,
There are also parrotfish, damselfish, butter- barracudas and tiger groupers.
flyfish, angelfish, and blue tang nibbling on South Point Lighthouse Marine Protected
the white algae. To the north there are sand Area - No removal of anything, no fishing.
flats that replace the reef, and a wall with
coral arches. Black coral bushes develop on
the wall at 30 ft. Turtles are common visi-
tors, coming here to graze algae on the sand
slopes, while Spanish mackerels and Creole
wrasses look for food just off the wall. Fol-
lowing the wall northward, divers will dis-
cover large sand flats replace the reef and a
wall enhanced with beautiful coral arches 30.
Conch, rays and peacock flounders are the
main attractions on the sand flats.

West Point I & West Point II - On the north-
ern side of the Lighthouse Reef Atoll is West
Points I and II. Colorful sponges and corals
cover the wall. Below the wall is a narrow
sandy area followed by another drop-off.
Reef fish include trunkfish, angelfish, par-
rotfish, yellowtail snapper, queen triggerfish,
white spotted filefish, hogfish, barracudas,
tiger groupers, butterflyfish, creole wrasse,
blennies, gobies, hamlets, spotted and green