Leopard Grouper confirmed 1 month ago

Cabo Pulmo Reef

Sea of Cortez · Mexico

Cabo Pulmo is the only living coral reef in the Gulf of California and one of the most celebrated marine conservation success stories on earth. After the local fishing community voluntarily stopped fishing in 1995 and secured national park status, fish biomass recovered by 460 percent in 10 years — the fastest documented recovery of any marine reserve globally. Bull sharks patrol the outer reef year-round and enormous schools of bigeye jacks fill the water column in a living tornado. The reef itself is dominated by Porites corals and massive brain corals in 4 to 20 m of water.

Conditions

Depth

4 to 30 m

Open water and up

Current

Can be moderate

Can pick up on the edge

Visibility

12 to 22 m

Clearest in the calm season

Water

19 to 30°C

Tropical wetsuit

Month by month

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Water (°C)	20	19	19	20	22	24	26	27	27	25	22	20
Vis (m)	15	15	15	15	15	15	12	10	10	15	15	15
Current	Gentle	Gentle	Gentle	Gentle	Gentle	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Gentle	Gentle	Gentle