Urchin Garden
Dive site
A shallow patch reef system famous for the visible recovery of long-spined urchin (Diadema antillarum) populations following the 1983 to 1984 mass mortality event. Urchin densities here now rival pre-collapse records, and where the urchins graze, new coral recruits — including threatened acroporids — are recolonizing cleaned substrate at a measurable rate.
Conditions
Depth
3 to 15 m
Good for beginners
Current
Variable
Can pick up on the edge
Visibility
10 to 18 m
Clearest in the calm season
Water
26 to 29°C
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Month by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water (°C) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
| Vis (m) | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Current | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
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