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About this site
Eye of the Needle sits in the Caribbean waters around Sint Maarten, in the Dutch Caribbean, with the coordinates placing it just off the island rather than in the European Netherlands. It is rated an advanced dive. Divers have reported Atlantic blue tang, black triggerfish, and four-eyed butterflyfish here, along with a mix of hard corals including boulder star coral, greater star coral, mountainous star coral, mustard hill coral, and symmetrical brain coral.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Mountainous Star CoralOrbicella faveolataReported here · unconfirmed
Boulder star coralOrbicella franksiReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Greater Star CoralMontastraea cavernosaReported here · unconfirmed
Symmetrical Brain CoralPseudodiploria strigosaReported here · unconfirmed
Black TriggerfishMelichthys nigerReported here · unconfirmed
Four-eyed ButterflyfishChaetodon capistratusReported here · unconfirmed
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