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The northern region offers very diverse diving, ranging from the more traditional carribean coral reefs to the volcanic, boulder fields of the Cabrits. Here you will find fish and invertabrate spiecies as deverse as the topography. The Cabrits Round is the highlight of the north, with it's extinct volcanic cones rising from the sea floor. This area is also home to active volcanic fumaroles releasing streams of gasses into the sea.
For the adventurous and very skilled the Guadeloupe Channel awaits to be explored. Diveable only when conditions are optimal, the channel is the unexplored edge of Dominican diving, where you expect the unexpected.
| 1. Point Break |
25-130+ft
(8-40m)
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Advanced
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Douglas
Point Sites
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| 2. Toucari Caves |
15-50ft
(5-15m)
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Intermediate
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| 3. Toucari Bay Point |
5-100ft
(2-30m)
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Intermediate
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| 4. Douglas Bay Point |
10-60ft
(3-18m)
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Beginner
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Cabrits
National Park Sites
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| 5. Five Fingers Rock |
5-80ft
(2-24m)
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Intermediate
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| 6. One Finger Rock |
5-70ft
(2-21m)
|
Intermediate
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| 7. Anchor Point |
5-80ft
(2-24m)
|
Intermediate
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| 8. Shark's Mouth |
10-130ft
(3-38m)
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Intermediate
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Other
Southern Sites
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| 9. Pia |
6-20ft
(2-6m)
|
Beginner
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| 10. Sulpher Springs & Bubbles |
20-130ft
(6-38m)
|
Intermediate
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| 11. Ffutsatola Reef |
50-90ft
(15-27m)
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Intermediate
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Most sites in the central west coast of Dominica are directly off Salisbury, less than a 10 minute boat ride. The entire central coast diving area consists of more than 12 sites which offer some of the healthiest reefs in the Caribbean. These sites are pristine with a wealth of tropical and midwater schooling fish. Larger predatory fish like rays, amberjack, and barracuda frequent the area to feed on the huge amounts of prey fish. This area is also home to normally rare species like batfish, frogfish, and seahorses. This entire area is less crowded than other areas, and the impact of divers, fishing, and boats on the marine environment is minimal.
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Salisbury
and East Carib Dive's Sites
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| 12. Coral Gardens |
10-120ft
(3-36m)
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Intermediate
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| 13. Rena's Reef |
25-60ft
(8-18m)
|
Beginner
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| 14. Whale Shark Reef |
45-130ft+
(14-40m)
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Intermediate
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| 15. Nose Reef |
25-120ft
(8-36m)
|
Intermediate
|
| 16. Brain Coral Reef |
35-130ft
(11-40m)
|
Intermediate
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| 17. Lauro Reef |
30-120ft
(9-36m)
|
Intermediate
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| 18. Doudou Reef |
10-30ft
(3-9m)
|
Beginner
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Saint
Joseph sites
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| 19. Barry's Dream |
40-120ft
(12-36m)
|
Intermediate
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| 20. Castaway's Reef |
18-80ft
(6-24m)
|
Beginner
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| 21. Maggie's Point |
20-90ft
(6-27m)
|
Beginner
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Other
Central Sites
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| 22. Rodney's Rock |
0-48ft
(0-15m)
|
Beginner
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Rodney's Rock and Castaways Reef are two shallow dives (maximum 55 feet ) which are great "Critter dives". The potential is always there for a great variety of marine life, including octopus, frogfish, seahorses, flyingñgurnard, lobster and all kinds or morays and other eels. The reefs are loaded with tropicals; grunts, spotted drums and trumpetfish of all colors fill the view.
Berry's Dream is the deeper side of Castaways Reef and offers numerous mounds in the sand at about 85 feet of water. Excitement and anticipation is constant as one never knows what will be hiding around the next corner. Turtle and rays frequent the site.
Nose Reef and Whaleshark Reef are located on the south drop-off of Grand Savanne flats. Both sites have nice drop-offs starting at about 55 feet and cascading down to 130+ feet. Whaleshark offers a nice vertical face with barrrel and tubes sponges galore creating a beautiful scene. These two spots are the outermost sites in this area and offer the greatest potential for seeing larger fish such as barracudas, spanish mackeral and jacks.
Rina's Hole is a great shallow dive offering a beautiful swim-through leading up to a cluster of rock formations in the sand. This is the ultimate critter dive, as nooks, crannies and overhangs prove ideal shelter for all kinds of marine life.
The highlight of the southern part of the island, Soufriere Bay, is the most distinctive area of Dominican diving. The bay is formed from a submerged volcanic crater that reaches depths well beyond 700 ft.. The east edge of the crater forming the shoreline, while Scott's Head peninsula forms the southern edge. The northern edge is submerged, but nearly reaches the surface, providing dramatic and picturesque topography.
For the adventurous and skilled there is the Martinique Channel to explore. Home to deep water pelagics and massive invertebrate life.
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Soufriere
Bay
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| 23. Cainfield Tug |
55-90ft
(17-27m)
|
Intermediate
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| 24. Champagine |
5-90ft
(2-27m)
|
Beginner
|
| 25. Pointe Guignard |
0-85ft
(26m)
|
Beginner
|
| 26. Dangleben's North |
10-130ft
(3-40m)
|
Intermediate
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| 27. Dangleben's Pinnacles |
25-130ft
(8-40m)
|
Intermediate
|
| 28. Coral Gardens South |
10-50ft
(3-15m)
|
Intermediate
|
| 29. L'Abym (The Deep) |
100-130ft
(3-40m)
|
Intermediate
|
| 30. La Sorciere (The Sorceress) |
10-100ft
(3-30m)
|
Intermediate
|
| 31. Soufriere Pinnacles |
10-100ft
(3-30m)
|
Beginner
|
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Scott's
Head
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| 32. Scott's Head Drop-Off |
5-100ft
(2-30m)
|
Intermediate
|
| 33. Scott's Head Point |
10-90ft
(3-27m)
|
Intermediate
|
| 34. Cashacrou (Crater's Edge) |
30-90ft
(9-27m)
|
Intermediate
|
| 35. Scott's Head Pinnacle |
10-80ft
(3-24m)
|
Beginner
|
| 36. Swiss Cheese |
15-50ft
(5-15m)
|
Intermediate
|
| 37. Condo |
20-55ft
(7-17m)
|
Intermediate
|
| 38. Mountain Top |
55-130ft+
(15-40m)
|
Advanced
|
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Martinique
Channel
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39.
Village
|
35-130ft
(11-40m)
|
Advanced
|
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40.
Suburbs
|
25-130ft+
(8-40m)
|
Intermediate
|
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41.
Lost Horizons
|
25-100ft
(8-30m)
|
Intermediate
|
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42.
Des Fous
|
25-130ft+
(8-40m)
|
Advanced
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