© DIVERSION, 38686 Alcala
Abades Bay
★★★★☆
(18,429)
Just about 15 kilometers south of the airport sits this marine protected area where you can dive all year round because it is protected by the Trade Winds.
Teeming with rare or endangered marine species: green turtles, angel sharks, frogfish, and harlequin crabs, along with Atlantic stingrays and large trumpet fishes, triggers, and much.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
1.5k Sightings
J
99
F
101
M
97
A
95
M
125
J
93
J
193
A
163
S
146
O
126
N
119
D
124
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
722 Sightings
J
84
F
65
M
47
A
52
M
58
J
35
J
71
A
80
S
69
O
45
N
64
D
52
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
666 Sightings
J
69
F
37
M
28
A
21
M
30
J
36
J
80
A
95
S
90
O
68
N
52
D
60
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
606 Sightings
J
50
F
31
M
32
A
33
M
26
J
46
J
73
A
94
S
85
O
51
N
37
D
48
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
245 Sightings
J
22
F
29
M
17
A
18
M
11
J
11
J
28
A
13
S
20
O
16
N
15
D
45
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
160 Sightings
J
11
F
19
M
13
A
15
M
12
J
0
J
18
A
18
S
12
O
10
N
13
D
19
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
94 Sightings
J
10
F
14
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
15
A
17
S
18
O
0
N
10
D
10
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
1.5k Sightings
J
170
F
133
M
145
A
110
M
161
J
75
J
136
A
119
S
108
O
83
N
91
D
129
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 3
Shutterstock_Leo Lorenzo
Trumpetfish
1.3k Sightings
J
126
F
74
M
98
A
71
M
98
J
56
J
145
A
151
S
128
O
110
N
108
D
95
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
888 Sightings
J
88
F
54
M
76
A
65
M
85
J
35
J
131
A
108
S
73
O
58
N
63
D
52
