Catalina Island - Dominican Republic

★★★★☆ (461)

The island is a natural park with limited access; there is only one small beach where visitors are allowed to go to shore and is mostly not worth it as it is so crowded. The wall dive here of the island is spectacular and there is great shallow reefs for both diving and snorkeling.

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

Dive Activity

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

46 Sightings
J
6
F
7
M
4
A
2
M
11
J
2
J
4
A
0
S
2
O
3
N
5
D
0

Barracuda

14 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
2
A
0
S
2
O
3
N
3
D
2

Eagle Ray

11 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
3
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
3
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Green Turtle

11 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
2
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
4
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
3
D
2

Wrasse

7 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
2
N
0
D
0

Octopus

6 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
2
A
0
M
4
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Loggerhead Turtle

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

Angelfish

56 Sightings
J
8
F
3
M
3
A
2
M
7
J
4
J
9
A
7
S
0
O
4
N
6
D
3

Stingrays

52 Sightings
J
8
F
8
M
7
A
2
M
0
J
6
J
5
A
5
S
0
O
4
N
0
D
7

Lionfish

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

Pufferfish

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

Butterfly Fish

39 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
3
M
6
J
4
J
7
A
7
S
0
O
5
N
3
D
0

Parrotfish

34 Sightings
J
7
F
0
M
0
A
2
M
7
J
2
J
7
A
0
S
0
O
5
N
0
D
4

Trumpetfish

29 Sightings
J
4
F
6
M
3
A
0
M
4
J
0
J
4
A
0
S
2
O
3
N
0
D
3

Surgeonfish

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

Sweetlips and Grunts

22 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
2
A
2
M
4
J
2
J
4
A
0
S
0
O
2
N
0
D
2

Crab

20 Sightings
J
5
F
0
M
0
A
4
M
3
J
0
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
2
N
0
D
4

Whitetip Reef Shark

18 Sightings
J
5
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
5
J
2
J
6
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Boxfish

15 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
2
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
3
N
0
D
2

Damselfish

14 Sightings
J
7
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
3
N
0
D
0

Goatfish

12 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
2
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
3
N
0
D
2

Scorpionfish

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

Triggerfish

10 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
2
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Shrimp

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

Garibaldi Damselfish

9 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
3
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
2
A
0
S
2
O
0
N
0
D
0

Nurse Shark

7 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
2
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
3
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
2

Clownfish

7 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
3
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Spiny Lobster

7 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
3
J
2
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Common Seahorse

6 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
0
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Jackfish

6 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
2

Porcupinefish

6 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
2

Sand Eel

5 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
3
D
0

Bannerfish

5 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
3
J
0
A
0
S
2
O
0
N
0
D
0

Snapper

4 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
2

Soldierfish

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

Squirrelfish

4 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Garfish

4 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
2
A
0
M
2
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Tarpon

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

Tuna

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