Stairway
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About this site
Stairway, known locally as Coral Stairway, is a wall dive where constant water movement has driven the growth of plate corals that step upward from depth, creating the distinctive staircase formation that gives the site its name.
The terrain is a wall with medium current, which has directly shaped the coral growth here — the persistent water flow encouraging plate corals to colonise and climb in layered formations from the deeper sections of the wall.
Caribbean reef sharks are a regular presence at the site, and hawksbill turtles are commonly seen making their way up the coral staircase structure.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Caribbean Spiny LobsterPanulirus argusReported here · unconfirmed
Greater Star CoralMontastraea cavernosaReported here · unconfirmed
Social Feather Duster WormBispira brunneaReported here · unconfirmed
Sally Lightfoot CrabGrapsus grapsusReported here · unconfirmed
Southern StingrayHypanus americanusReported here · unconfirmed
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