The Pumpkin Patch
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The Pumpkin Patch is a spectacular reef dive, shallow enough to snorkel, that sits off the southwest coast of New Providence. Water flowing off the Great Bahama Bank twice a day, during the tidal change, over the wall and into the Tongue of the Ocean brings nutrient-rich water making this reef a haven for all.
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
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
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
30 Sightings
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0
F
3
M
2
A
4
M
7
J
6
J
3
A
1
S
1
O
0
N
0
D
3
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
28 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
3
A
5
M
1
J
6
J
6
A
0
S
2
O
0
N
0
D
2
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
26 Sightings
J
5
F
0
M
4
A
5
M
1
J
2
J
2
A
2
S
3
O
0
N
2
D
0
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
15 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
2
A
5
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
2
S
3
O
0
N
0
D
2
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
10 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
3
M
1
J
2
J
0
A
0
S
2
O
0
N
0
D
2
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
9 Sightings
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0
F
6
M
0
A
0
M
1
J
0
J
0
A
1
S
1
O
0
N
0
D
0
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
4 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 2
AdobeStock-hakbak
Nurse Shark
132 Sightings
J
7
F
14
M
8
A
11
M
11
J
15
J
16
A
10
S
10
O
13
N
12
D
5
AdobeStock-Nikolai Sorokin
Blacktip Reef Shark
116 Sightings
J
8
F
15
M
11
A
9
M
8
J
11
J
9
A
10
S
7
O
11
N
13
D
4
AdobeStock-Marc Henauer
Grey Reef Shark
100 Sightings
J
5
F
13
M
10
A
14
M
10
J
7
J
8
A
8
S
7
O
6
N
7
D
5
