Bay of Pigs
Cuba · Caribbean
Playa Girón and the Bay of Pigs combine Cold War history with crystalline cenotes and a pristine marine reserve — wall dives tumble from shallow coral terraces to open-water abyss while hawksbill turtles and vast barracuda schools patrol the blue.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is fairly quiet.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
16 species across the dive sites here
Northern Curly-Tailed Lizard
Seen 3 months ago
at El Tanque
Least concern
Zombie Crab
Seen 3 months ago
at El Tanque
Cuban Trogon
Seen 3 months ago
at Caleta Buena
Least concern
American Flamingo
Seen 4 months ago
at El Tanque
Least concern
Bee Hummingbird
Seen 4 months ago
at El Tanque
Near threatened
Blue Tang
Seen 6 months ago
at Caleta Buena
Least concern
Sulphur Damselfish
Seen Feb 2025
at El Tanque
Least concern
Great Barracuda
Seen Aug 2024
at Punta Perdiz
Least concern
Anchialine Shrimp
Seen year round
at El Tanque
Caribbean Reef Octopus
Seen year round
at Cueva de los Peces
Least concern
French Angelfish
Seen year round
at Punta Perdiz
Least concern
Glasseye Snapper
Seen year round
at Cueva de los Peces
Least concern
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Seen year round
at Caleta Buena
Critically endangered
Smallmouth Grunt
Seen year round
at Cueva de los Peces
Least concern
Spotted Eagle Ray
Seen year round
at Caleta Buena
Endangered
American Eel
Seasonal visitor
at El Tanque
Endangered
Dive sites
El Tanque
sulphur damselfish · american eel · anchialine shrimp · northern curly-tailed lizard
Caleta Buena
blue tang · spotted eagle ray · hawksbill sea turtle · northern curly-tailed lizard
Punta Perdiz
great barracuda · hawksbill sea turtle · french angelfish · northern curly-tailed lizard
Cueva de los Peces
glasseye snapper · smallmouth grunt · caribbean reef octopus · northern curly-tailed lizard