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CRAZY CANYON - This is a site with some great formations and
lots of stuff to see. Near the mooring is a huge canyon, about 30 foot
deep. There is a very shallow wall that starts at about 15ft, and then a
deeper wall at about 50 feet with lots of fish at the top of both. From
50 feet down the wall is vertical with some wonderful corals, barrel
sponges, tube corals, gorgonians. In amongst the corals are crab, huge
parrotfish, and eels.
DEEP EEL GARDEN - Diving over these sandy areas you will spot
sand dwellers such as southern stingray or peacock flounder. A great
night dive site, watch for spiny lobster and Caribbean octopus that
come out at night. Depth: 20 – 70 feet.
DEEP SEA QUEST - There is a sand bottom dotted with healthy,
colorful coral mounds. It starts at 40 feet and there is a gentle slope
down to the wall. You can often see rays, eagle rays and turtles. The
wall at this site looks over a very gradual sandy slope. With its perfect Bay Resort, this popular night dive provides divers with a variety of
light, it is an ideal location to see the southern stingrays and spotted
eagle rays. Thick coral lines the wall to discover neck crabs, a type of
decorated crab as well as trumpet fish, bearded fire worms and trunk-
fish. Big dog snapper as well as atlantic spadefish are seen here. Depth: very healthy hard and soft corals, a series of sand chutes, and mounds
50- 90 feet.
DIAMOND ROCK - This dive site has a combination of coral forma-
tions & sandy bottoms. This means anything can be seen here: from
rays & nurse sharks, to spotted drum & toadfish. Depth: 60 feet.
DIIVEMASTER’S CHOICE - A great site for snorkeling as well as
diving, teeming with fish life. The reef crests at a depth of less than
10 feet, drops gradually to a plateau at about 40 feet before reaching
the wall which descends on a slope to beyond recreational limits. The
plateau is home to indigo hamlets, sunshine fish and the occasional
spadefish, in addition to a variety of crustaceans. Once a diver reaches
the wall, it is possible to scan the base of the wall for cruising eagle
rays and other large pelagics. Depth: 40 – 130 feet.
DIXIE’S PLACE - Easy access to deep water occasionally brings pe-
lagics to this site. As the name suggests, this is a truly wonderful wall
dive with black coral sea fans, large sponge and well-established sea
rods. The wall begins at 60 feet and descends vertically to beyond rec-
reational limits. The mooring at this site is over a sandy patch in ap-
proximately 50 feet of water. The sand is full of coral heads and the
surrounding fingers of reef form a natural barrier around the sandy
area, creating a kind of large coral canyon, in which a diver could
spend an entire dive exploring for lobsters, eels, anemone and other
marine life. Depth: 40 – 160 feet.
DOC’S ELBOW - Directly in front of the entrance channel to Brick
life, including octopus, reef crabs and lobsters. A short swim leads
divers to the wall.
DOC’S RETREAT - Moored in 20 feet. The reef top is populated with
of hard coral.