Esmeralda
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About this site
Esmeralda is a coral canyon dive site a few minutes from San Pedro on Ambergris Caye, Belize. Average depths run from 15 to 23 metres (50-75ft), and the site is suitable for all levels. Visibility is great.
The corals are abundant, and the canyon formations include a tunnel called Cypress Tunnel. Nurse sharks and Caribbean reef sharks are seen here, along with black groupers, yellowtail snappers, a resident moray and many tropical fish. Sea turtles appear very often.
Marine 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
Massive Starlet CoralSiderastrea sidereaReported here · unconfirmed
Symmetrical Brain CoralPseudodiploria strigosaReported here · unconfirmed
Finger CoralPorites poritesReported here · unconfirmed
Greater Star CoralMontastraea cavernosaReported here · unconfirmed
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratumReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
SnapperSnapperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Nurse sharkNurse sharkConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
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