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An underwater garden

Colours everywhere, a variety of fish to suit every taste...

The underwater world of St Eustatius is well known for its beauty. Photographers can choose between micro- or fishe eye-lenses according to the dive sites !

Conch and gorgonia
© Brenda & Duncan Kirkby

The volcano The Quill dominates the Marine Park and a few thousand years ago created splendid lava flows which today are covered with several kinds of coral : hard coral, soft coral, sponges and gorgonias everywehere !

St Eustatius was one of the most important harbours in the world during the 17-18th centuries thanks to its commercial activities : over 2000 ships per year came to the island and, nowadays, you can still see the shape of a wreck covered with coral during your dives. You can also observe fantastic anchors lying on the sand and covered with colorful corals !


The marine fauna is fantastic and you can see a few turtles during the same dive, as well as the famous spotted drum, seahorse, flying gurnard or frog fish.

Drum fish
© Brenda & Duncan Kirkby


Nurse shark and remora
© Brenda & Duncan Kirkby
Nurse sharks particularly like the many overhangs. We also see grey reef sharks, eagle rays and sting rays.

For more pictures also click on Hannah Madden website, ranger of Stenapa (St. Eustatius National Parks).

 
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