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Overview
The world's first underwater sculpture park, opened in May 2006 by British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor in 5–8 m of water inside the Molinière-Beauséjour Marine Protected Area off Grenada's west coast. The signature work, Vicissitudes, is a ring of life-sized child figures holding hands, cast from real children of mixed ethnicities. Nearby: The Lost Correspondent hunched over his typewriter, the 26 standing Grace figures, and the 2023 Coral Carnival expansion. The pH-neutral cement sculptures function as artificial reef substrate — encrusting sponges, fire coral and damselfish have colonized the figures, slowly fusing art and reef. Shallow enough for snorkelers; National Geographic listed it among 25 Wonders of the World.
Briefing note
Inside the Molinière-Beauséjour Marine Protected Area — must dive with a licensed Grenada operator; small MPA fee (~USD 5) is collected by dive shops. Site is mostly snorkel-accessible at 2–6 m but several sculptures (Fall From Grace at ~6.4 m, deeper expansion pieces) reward a single tank. South swell can stir up silt June–October; visibility cleans up fastest in the December–April dry season. The Coral Carnival expansion (2023) added 27 new pieces deeper in the bay.
What you'll see
6 species curated- year-roundSergeant major damselfish
- year-roundEncrusting fire coral
- year-roundChristmas tree worm
- year-roundCaribbean reef squid
- year-roundFrench angelfish
- year-roundTrumpetfish
Sightings evidence
1 record on file- high confidenceSergeant major damselfish
- Last confirmed
- May 2026
- Recent records
- 130 within 10 km
Sources & methodology
How we summarise this
We aggregate confirmed occurrence records from GBIF and OBIS within a fixed radius of each dive site. Occurrence records confirm presence and reveal seasonality clustering, but they DO NOT measure per-dive probability — there is no eligible-effort denominator. We deliberately do not publish a numeric '% chance of sighting' from this data.
Sources
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility — GBIF Secretariat
- Ocean Biodiversity Information System — IOC-UNESCO
- OBIS-SEAMAP — Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab / OBIS
- iNaturalist — California Academy of Sciences & National Geographic Society
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — International Union for Conservation of Nature
- WoRMS — World Register of Marine Species — Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
- FishBase — FishBase Consortium
- Atlas of Living Australia — CSIRO / GBIF Australia
- REEF Volunteer Fish Survey — Reef Environmental Education Foundation
Conditions
| Month | Water | Visibility | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26–27 °C | 15–25 m | mild |
| Feb | 26–27 °C | 15–25 m | mild |
| Mar | 26–27 °C | 15–25 m | mild |
| Apr | 27–28 °C | 15–25 m | mild |
| May | 27–28 °C | 12–20 m | mild |
| Jun | 28–29 °C | 10–18 m | mild |
| Jul | 28–29 °C | 10–18 m | mild |
| Aug | 29–30 °C | 10–18 m | mild |
| Sep | 29–30 °C | 10–18 m | mild |
| Oct | 29–30 °C | 10–18 m | mild |
| Nov | 28–29 °C | 12–22 m | mild |
| Dec | 27–28 °C | 15–25 m | mild |
Season calendar
Peak season highlighted · current month outlined
Gear for this site
Beyond the basic kit- Wide-angle camera or GoPro — The sculptures are big — Vicissitudes spans ~3 m across — and the appeal is composition with figures, not macro. Wide-angle in shallow sunlit water is the move.
- Reef-safe sunscreen — MPA rules and surface-interval snorkeling around the buoys; standard sunscreens are discouraged.
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