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Buck Island Point (Submarine Alley)
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Buck island point can be dived both as a stationary dive returning to the boat which would remain at the mooring, or as a drift dive into Shipwreck cove and finishing on a different mooring. The max depth is 80ft and average depth of 65ft.
The reef bends from a westerly direction to an easterly direction. Large southern stingrays and inquisitive Caribbean reef sharks are often encountered.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
68 Sightings
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10
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2
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9
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
18 Sightings
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3
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2
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2
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2
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0
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3
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1
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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
Moray Eel
15 Sightings
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2
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2
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5
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2
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2
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1
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1
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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 approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
11 Sightings
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2
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3
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3
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3
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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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3
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2
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1
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2
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
4 Sightings
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1
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1
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2
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AdobeStock-Marc Henauer
Grey Reef Shark
55 Sightings
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1
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6
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2
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7
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3
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6
A
1
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8
O
3
N
0
D
8
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 100
iStock-burnsboxco
Parrotfish
48 Sightings
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5
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5
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5
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3
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11
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8
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2
A
3
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1
O
3
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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 approx.: 80
iStock/Extreme-Photographer
Stingrays
40 Sightings
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1
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5
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1
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7
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4
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3
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2
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1
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4
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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 approx.: 90
Shutterstock-Rich Carey
Angelfish
39 Sightings
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3
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8
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9
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2
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4
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