Santa Rosa Shallows
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Santa Rosa Shallows is the counterpart of the famous Santa Rosa Wall. The shallows are a great second dive after exploring the deeper wall. The reef here isn’t any deeper than 60 feet with a mild current; excellent for viewing the buzzing reef activity all along the patchy reef system.
Wildlife encounters include spotted eagle rays, nurse sharks, turtles, stingrays, moray eels, tons of reef fish, and the endemic Splendid toadfish, only found in Cozumel.
Dive Activity & Environmental Conditions
Top Wildlife Sightings
Most frequently spotted marine life based on dive logs
#1
Stingrays
456
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#2
Nurse Shark
414
Total Sightings
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M
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#3
Barracuda
369
Total Sightings
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A
M
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#4
Angelfish
330
Total Sightings
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M
A
M
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J
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N
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#5
Parrotfish
290
Total Sightings
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M
A
M
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J
A
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#6
Eagle Ray
254
Total Sightings
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M
A
M
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J
A
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O
N
D
#7
Pufferfish
232
Total Sightings
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F
M
A
M
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J
A
S
O
N
D
#8
Moray Eel
221
Total Sightings
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F
M
A
M
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J
A
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O
N
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#9
Loggerhead Turtle
197
Total Sightings
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F
M
A
M
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J
A
S
O
N
D
#10
Spiny Lobster
183
Total Sightings
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F
M
A
M
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O
N
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