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About this site
Spanish Anchor lies off Saint James parish on Jamaica's north coast, in the Montego Bay area, and takes its name from an old anchor associated with the site. It is a wall dive reaching a maximum depth of around 45.7 metres, rated as a technical dive. This stretch of coastline is generally reached by boat from the resort areas nearby.
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.
Lobed Star CoralOrbicella annularisReported here · unconfirmed
Mustard Hill CoralPorites astreoidesReported here · unconfirmed
Striped ParrotfishScarus iseriReported here · unconfirmed
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma virideReported here · unconfirmed
Mountainous Star CoralOrbicella faveolataReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue TangAcanthurus coeruleusReported here · unconfirmed
Yellowtail DamselfishMicrospathodon chrysurusReported here · unconfirmed
Redband ParrotfishSparisoma aurofrenatumReported here · unconfirmed
Finger CoralPorites poritesReported here · unconfirmed
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