Regulations:
What sea creatures can you see?
Damaging coral by anchor, chains or
REEFS: rock beauties, angel fish, tang,
Grenada
any other means anywhere in Grenada
grunts, damsel, fish, blennys, parrot
waters is Prohibited. NO MARINE LIFE
fish, wrasse, trigger fish, jaw fish,
MAY BE TAKEN WHILE SCUBA DIVING
spotted drums, morays, snake eels,
Dive Sites
NOR MAY ANY CORAL, SPONGES,
lobsters...DEEPER WATER: eagle rays,
ETC. BE TAKEN FROM GRENADIAN
turtles, grouper, occasional sharks on Boss Reef – there are three (3) main
WATERS AT ANY TIME. USE OF A
the Bianca C...WALLS: schools of
dive sites on this extensive reef (from
the red buoy in the harbour to Point
SPEAR GUN, HAWAIIAN SLING, POLE
yellow chromis, creole wrasse, horse-
Salines)
SPEAR OR A SEINE NET IS NOT
eye and blackjacks... WRECKS: As
PERMITTED WITHOUT A LICENSE.
above, plus barracuda especially on
Windmill Shallows – a narrow ridge
Bianca C.
only twenty to thirty feet wide, it rises
Frequently Asked Questions
What Affiliation exists?
from the plate coral at 90ft on the
Is there a decompression chamber?
All dive shops have PADI instructors,
landward side and has a slope on the
No, however there are chambers in
seaward side that drops to 140ft or so
some also have BSAC and CMAS
Barbados & Trinidad, both only 30
before turning into a proper wall.
teachers on staff. Other international
minutes away by low flying plane
There is an abundance of fish because
diver certifications are recognized and
(there is an air ambulance service on
of tidal currents flowing over the ridge.
dive shops do universal referrals.
the island) but their services have
Dragon Bay – is a wall dive starting in
never been required by dive shops.
What types of Boats are used for
the sands of Dragon Bay and ending in
(All members of the Grenada Scuba
Dives? -
Molinere. Deep channels of volcanic
Diving Association have an emergency
It varies from PIROGUES with ladders
rock rise from a sandy bottom, making
plan and oxygen on board.)
to larger boats with platforms. it suitable for beginners along the top,
and for advanced divers along the
How deep are the sites and what is
bottom of the wall. There is a black
visibility like?
coral to be found from 45ft as well as
Sites vary from 20 feet / 8 meters a mass of black gorgonians with
to120 feet /40 meters. frequently sightings of groupers,
Visibility varies from 30 feet to 100
morays and angelfish.
feet.
Whibble Reef – a sloping sand wall
What is diving like?
that descends sharply to 167 feet to
Diving is comparable to the better-
the north, and gently to the south. This
known dive sites in the Caribbean, with
is an advanced drift dive over
enchanting reef and coral formations.
the reefs considerably more intact; we
Travelling along the edge, schools of
have a larger variety of fish and the
jack, runner and wrasse can be seen.
largest wreck in the Caribbean. Most
Among the brown coral, along the top
diving in Grenada is easy, except
of the reef, you see turtles, eagle rays
where occasional strong currents are
and the occasional sleeping sand
experienced around the Bianca C, Isle
shark. Lobster and barracuda also
de Rhonde and south coasts of both abound.
islands.
Bianca C – a 600ft cruise ship, sunk in
How many sites are there? 1961, lying on a sandy plain in 167
There are more than 50 sites
feet of water, edged on the south side
including, reefs, wrecks and walls most
by Whibble Reef. At times there are
within 5 -15 minutes boat ride from the
strong tidal currents, making this an
dive shops.
advanced deep dive (with a checkout
dive required). The ship is encrusted
What marine life can you see?
with hydroids as well as black, soft and
The REEFS are composed of finger
hard corals. There are schools of jack,
coral, sea whips, sea fans, brain coral,
barracuda and spotted eagle ray in
pillar coral, brown coral trees... The
abundance.
WALLS have blue vase sponges, black
Veronica L – Is a small cargo vessel
gorgonians, black & brown coral... The
laying at 50ft/15m within a reef bed of
WRECKS have hydroids, sponges and
star corals and sea rods. The wreck is
a variety of soft corals. schooled by Creole wrasses and
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