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

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Alamy-WaterFrame

Moray Eel
26 Sightings
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Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography

Green Turtle
23 Sightings
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4
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iStock-Global_Pics

Barracuda
18 Sightings
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5
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2
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iStock/ultramarinfoto

Wrasse
9 Sightings
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iStock/Juliosanjuan

Eagle Ray
8 Sightings
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Shutterstock-Ed Jenkins

Hawksbill Turtle
8 Sightings
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AdobeStock-hakbak

Nurse Shark
121 Sightings
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11
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5
AdobeStock-Nikolai Sorokin

Blacktip Reef Shark
103 Sightings
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9
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9
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7
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11
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4
AdobeStock-Marc Henauer

Grey Reef Shark
86 Sightings
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11
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7
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11
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10
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6
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7
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8
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7
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6
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7
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4
iStock/cinoby

Lionfish
63 Sightings
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4
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12
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5