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
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
26 Sightings
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5
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4
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5
M
1
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2
J
2
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2
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3
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0
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2
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
26 Sightings
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0
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3
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2
A
4
M
7
J
5
J
0
A
1
S
1
O
0
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0
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3
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
24 Sightings
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3
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0
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3
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3
M
1
J
5
J
5
A
0
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2
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: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
11 Sightings
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0
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0
M
2
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2
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0
J
0
J
0
A
2
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3
O
0
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0
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2
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
8 Sightings
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0
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0
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0
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3
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1
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0
J
0
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0
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2
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0
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0
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2
Shutterstock-Ed Jenkins
Hawksbill Turtle
8 Sightings
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0
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5
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0
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0
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1
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0
J
0
A
1
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1
O
0
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0
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0
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 2
AdobeStock-hakbak
Nurse Shark
123 Sightings
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7
F
11
M
8
A
10
M
11
J
13
J
15
A
9
S
10
O
13
N
11
D
5
AdobeStock-Nikolai Sorokin
Blacktip Reef Shark
107 Sightings
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8
F
11
M
11
A
8
M
8
J
9
J
8
A
9
S
7
O
11
N
13
D
4
AdobeStock-Marc Henauer
Grey Reef Shark
90 Sightings
J
5
F
11
M
7
A
11
M
10
J
6
J
7
A
8
S
7
O
6
N
7
D
5
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
69 Sightings
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7
F
9
M
8
A
4
M
4
J
12
J
5
A
5
S
4
O
0
N
4
D
7
