Green and hawksbill turtles are frequent visitors, while Caribbean reef sharks and
large black groupers are not uncommon.
Large black groupers, ocean triggerfish and a host of others are abundant on the shallow wall and reef crest.
Spotted eagle rays and turtles are most common, but occasionally sharks and
large black groupers visit the area.
Not exact matches
Grouper Interaction A dozen or so large black and Nassau grouper call the Pillars dive sit
Grouper Interaction A dozen or so
large black and Nassau
grouper call the Pillars dive sit
grouper call the Pillars dive site home.
Large groupers are also eager and snorkelers may be quite surprised to find a 40 - pound
black grouper in just a few feet of water.
Schools of grunts, sailor's choice, dog snapper and cubera snapper,
black groupers and
large concentrations of schoolmasters aggregate along the channel walls.
It is believed to be the world's
largest blue hole and is a rich habitat for a variety of marine life like nurse sharks, reef sharks,
black tip sharks and even giant
groupers.
Fishing trips in Golfito means
large Pacific sailfish, blue marlin,
black marlin, striped marlin, tuna, dorado, wahoo, roosterfish, snapper,
grouper and numerous more game fish.
The Amed Wall is another great site with frequent sightings of
black tip reef sharks and other
large fish like
groupers.
You can see whitetips, grey reef, and
black - tip reef sharks, both here and at the Burma Banks, where you may also spot mighty potato
groupers,
large red snappers and powder blue surgeonfish.