Pompidou
Guadeloupe · France
Named for the French president who dived here with Jacques Cousteau, Pompidou is the flagship site of the Reserve Cousteau and one of the Caribbean's most photographed reefs. Massive star corals and sea fans frame a steady parade of French angelfish, parrotfish, and nurse sharks resting on the sandy terraces at depth. The site is protected from fishing so fish biomass here is visibly higher than on unprotected reefs.
Conditions
Depth
5 to 28 m
Open water and up
Current
Variable
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
12 to 22 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
25 to 30°C
Skin or 1mm
Your chances of seeing each animal
French angelfishLeast concern
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Nurse sharkVulnerable
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Hawksbill sea turtleCritically endangered
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
Rainbow parrotfish
Sometimes
About 1 in 3 dives
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