Captain Don’s Reef (K)

★★★★☆ (649)

This reef is named after Don Steward, one of the diving pioneers on Bonaire. It is a beautiful reef with all kinds of small plateaus if you dive down the rig for a long time.

You’ll see typical Caribbean life like nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, stingrays, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, parrotfish.

Dive Activity

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

60 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
2
A
8
M
4
J
5
J
5
A
6
S
6
O
5
N
8
D
8

Barracuda

59 Sightings
J
7
F
4
M
2
A
0
M
3
J
7
J
5
A
8
S
5
O
4
N
5
D
9

Green Turtle

30 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
3
A
0
M
0
J
4
J
0
A
3
S
6
O
5
N
5
D
4

Wrasse

21 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
3
J
0
A
7
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
6

Eagle Ray

10 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
1
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
4
N
5
D
0

Parrotfish

104 Sightings
J
7
F
0
M
1
A
8
M
13
J
8
J
10
A
19
S
11
O
10
N
9
D
8

Lionfish

79 Sightings
J
0
F
4
M
1
A
10
M
0
J
9
J
8
A
14
S
7
O
11
N
7
D
8

Angelfish

72 Sightings
J
6
F
3
M
1
A
3
M
6
J
5
J
7
A
13
S
8
O
8
N
6
D
6

Trumpetfish

66 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
1
A
5
M
8
J
4
J
7
A
10
S
9
O
11
N
0
D
7

Tarpon

46 Sightings
J
0
F
3
M
0
A
17
M
9
J
0
J
0
A
6
S
5
O
6
N
0
D
0

Boxfish

41 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
1
A
0
M
0
J
3
J
0
A
9
S
8
O
0
N
10
D
6

Pufferfish

36 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
1
A
9
M
0
J
7
J
5
A
8
S
0
O
6
N
0
D
0

Butterfly Fish

32 Sightings
J
0
F
2
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
6
A
10
S
9
O
0
N
0
D
5

Goatfish

31 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
4
J
0
A
9
S
5
O
5
N
0
D
4

Sweetlips and Grunts

26 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
6
J
3
J
0
A
8
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
4

Surgeonfish

24 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
6
J
0
J
0
A
10
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
3

Snapper

22 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
9
S
4
O
5
N
0
D
4

Damselfish

22 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
5
S
7
O
4
N
0
D
6

Triggerfish

21 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
3
J
0
A
8
S
4
O
0
N
0
D
6

Flounder

17 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
3
S
0
O
0
N
9
D
5

Stingrays

16 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
4
S
0
O
4
N
0
D
0

Jackfish

15 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
3
S
3
O
4
N
0
D
5

Squirrelfish

13 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
6
S
3
O
0
N
0
D
0

Common Seahorse

12 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
3
O
0
N
5
D
0

Soldierfish

12 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
8
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
4

Sand Eel

11 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
8
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
3

Crab

9 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
2
A
0
M
7
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Scorpionfish

7 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
1
A
3
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
3
O
0
N
0
D
0

Porcupinefish

7 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
1
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
6
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0