Hospital Point
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About this site
Hospital Point sits along Carenero Island in the Bocas del Toro archipelago, on Panama's Caribbean coast, within the sheltered channel waters near Bocas Town. It's a reef site with a maximum depth of around 14 metres, making it a beginner-friendly dive. Divers have also reported nurse sharks resting along the bottom here.
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.
Red Cushion Sea StarOreaster reticulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseriReported here · unconfirmed
Angular Brittle StarOphiothrix (Ophiothrix) angulataReported here · unconfirmed
Blue Land CrabCardisoma guanhumiReported here · unconfirmed
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidusReported here · unconfirmed
Branched Finger CoralPorites furcataReported here · unconfirmed
Nurse sharkNurse sharkReported here · unconfirmed
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