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Long Coco Split
At 90′ (27m) lies Miss Panda, a little tug scuttled in 2002 to make a reef and dive site. Silver-sides hide within, while Barracuda and Goliath Grouper hunt them.
At 90′ (27m) lies Miss Panda, a little tug scuttled in 2002 to make a reef and dive site. Silver-sides hide within, while Barracuda and Goliath Grouper hunt them.

You will find diving heaven here in one of the best dives in Belize. Highlights include almost every kind of Caribbean reef creature, plus reef Sharks, and the occasional Whale Shark. This dive usually starts at 80′ (24m) and then steps up to 40′ (12m) at the top of the reef crest

From the surface it seems like you are looking down into a white hole, which is actually sand at 30′ (9m). There are southern Stingrays, Nurse Sharks, and Green Morays in the sandy area. This local fishing spot has Grouper, Yellow-tail and Dog-tooth Snapper down in the 60′ (18m) range. The bottom slopes to the drop-off at 70′ (21m), which goes into the deep.
At 90′ (27m) lies Miss Panda, a little tug scuttled in 2002 to make a reef and dive site. Silver-sides hide within, while Barracuda and Goliath Grouper hunt them.
The canyons are actually grooves in the towers of coral. The current dictates which direction you dive, whether north to south or south to north, but either way it is interesting to search the canyons and spurs for marine life.
Almost 2 miles (3 km) beyond Pompion Caye, which is 23 miles (38 km) out from Placencia. The wall begins at 45′ (14m) and drops straight down to Davy Jones’ Locker. In the 70′ (221m) range there are nooks and crannies concealing Lobster, Moray Eels, Spider Crabs, and feeding Hawks-bill Turtles. The top of the wall is crowded with colorful fish, while large aquatic creatures cruise by in the blue.
This is a great second dive just north of North Wall. The name is taken from the Hawks-bill and Logger-head Turtles that rest here. This is also a fish nursery, making for good photography of Spotted Drums, Arrow Crabs, and cleaner Shrimp. This dive ranges from 50′-60′ (15m-18m) in depth.

The Gladden Spit and Silk Cayes Marine Reserve is a spawning ground for great numbers of Cubera, Mutton, and Dog-tooth Snappers, which produce tons of spawn from the full moon to its last quarter every March, April, May, and June. This attracts Whale Sharks to the Gladden Spit area to feed. Divers and snorkelers get a rare opportunity to swim along with the biggest fish in the world. They are bigger than any creature on earth, with the exception of the whales and a few dinosaurs. The wall here slopes to 160′ (46m), and then drops off into the abyss. Scuba diving is done mid-water at less than 60′ (18m) deep. Please note that of the sites listed above, North Wall and White Hole (labeled [5] and [6] on the map below, respectively) are the ones most frequented by Ray Caye’s dive operation. The rest of the dive sites are located farther away from the island and therefore require a minimum sign-up of 6 persons to visit. For our regular dives at North Wall and White Hole, however, we only require a minimum of 1-2 persons.

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