Yucatán Peninsula, Cancún, Cozumel, Mujeres, Contoy, cenotes
Belize – Turneffe Atoll, Lighthouse Reef and the Blue Hole Honduras – Bay Islands Utila, Roatan, Guanaja and Cayos Cochinos
Havana, Varadero, Cayo Coco, Santa Lucía, Guardalavaca, María la Gorda, Isla de la Juventud, Cayo Largo, Playa Girón, Cienfuegos, Guajimico and Trinidad, Los Jardines de la Reina, Santiago de Cuba
Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac, Atlantis submersible
Reef Species Distribution
Mona Island, Desecheo Island, La Parguera, Vieques and Culebra Islands
The North, The Middle, The South
British Virgin Islands, The United States Virgin Islands
Walker Cay, Grand Bahama Island, Bimini, New Providence (Nassau), Eleuthera, Exumas, Cat Island, San Salvador, Conception Island, Long Island
Destination profiles and travel information
The Red-tipped Sea Star (Fromia monilis) is one of the commonest species of Fromia in the western Pacific and one of the most striking.
DIVE ATLAS OF THE WORLD
INTRODUCTION
by Jack Jackson
TROPICAL ISLANDS, BEACHES, TURQUOISE SEAS AND COLOURFUL reefs attract non-divers, divers and snorkellers alike, but experienced divers also enjoy deep walls in open sea, interaction with marine animals, the bounty of cold waters and the atmosphere of shipwrecks.
Remaining shallow maximizes divers’ time in the water, but some divers favour short deep ‘bounces’, hoping to encounter sharks. While most divers prefer relaxing dives, some seek heart-thumping, shark feeding-frenzies or the adrenaline rush of high-voltage drift dives. Some divers prefer clear, warm water while others are happy with limited visibility or cold water. Wreck fanatics