© DIVERSION, 38686 Alcala
Abades Bay
★★★★☆
(16,386)
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
1.3k Sightings
J
99
F
91
M
84
A
78
M
109
J
84
J
163
A
131
S
119
O
126
N
118
D
123
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
658 Sightings
J
84
F
58
M
46
A
44
M
51
J
28
J
58
A
65
S
63
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: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus
536 Sightings
J
69
F
33
M
20
A
17
M
23
J
20
J
45
A
65
S
64
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: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
416 Sightings
J
50
F
26
M
23
A
16
M
22
J
25
J
35
A
45
S
42
O
51
N
35
D
46
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
183 Sightings
J
22
F
28
M
16
A
14
M
0
J
0
J
17
A
0
S
12
O
16
N
15
D
43
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
139 Sightings
J
11
F
17
M
13
A
13
M
0
J
0
J
15
A
18
S
10
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: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
81 Sightings
J
10
F
12
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
12
A
11
S
16
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: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
1.2k Sightings
J
170
F
119
M
118
A
91
M
129
J
58
J
94
A
64
S
85
O
83
N
91
D
128
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 3
Shutterstock_Leo Lorenzo
Trumpetfish
1k Sightings
J
126
F
54
M
80
A
57
M
80
J
43
J
95
A
107
S
90
O
110
N
108
D
94
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
757 Sightings
J
88
F
46
M
64
A
51
M
72
J
30
J
98
A
76
S
59
O
58
N
63
D
52
