Scuba Season

Desecheo Island · Puerto Rico

Every animal recorded here

8 species, most likely first·

Giant Tarpon

Giant TarponVulnerable

Almost always

Nearly every dive

Elkhorn Coral

Elkhorn CoralCritically Endangered

Likely

About half of dives

Symmetrical Brain Coral

Symmetrical Brain CoralCritically Endangered

Now and then

Only now and then

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Hawksbill Sea TurtleCritically Endangered

Now and then

Only now and then

Desecheo Anole

Desecheo AnoleLeast Concern

Now and then

Only now and then

Atlantic Spadefish

Atlantic SpadefishLeast Concern

Expected

Known here, not yet in recent logs

Elephant Ear Sponge

Elephant Ear Sponge

Expected

Known here, not yet in recent logs

Great Barracuda

Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Expected

Known here, not yet in recent logs

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