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Coronado Islands

Kelp forest/Wreck
Depth: 10–30 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterSummer-autumn
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Islands on the Mexico-United States border with kelp forests and an active sea lion colony.

Depth

10–30 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

12 m

Islands on the Mexico-United States border with kelp forests and an active sea lion colony.

Location

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Coronado Islands: 23 documented species

Ecosystem

WreckKelp forest

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Same country: Mexico

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Water temperature

16 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best season

Summer-autumn

Recommended certification

Drysuit Diver

Approx. price

65 USD / dive

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Best season
Summer-autumn
Approx. price
65 USD / dive
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Same country: Mexico

Mexico · Baja California
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Gray WhaleLeast Concern

Gray Whale

Eschrichtius robustus

Humboldt SquidNot Evaluated

Humboldt Squid

Dosidicus gigas

Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Northern Elephant SealLeast Concern

Northern Elephant Seal

Mirounga angustirostris

Sunflower Sea StarCritically Endangered

Sunflower Sea Star

Pycnopodia helianthoides

Harbor SealLeast Concern

Harbor Seal

Phoca vitulina

Great White SharkVulnerable

Great White Shark

Carcharodon carcharias

Californian Sea LionLeast Concern

Californian Sea Lion

Zalophus californianus

Juan Fernandez Fur SealLeast Concern

Juan Fernandez Fur Seal

Arctocephalus philippii

Moon JellyfishNot Evaluated

Moon Jellyfish

Aurelia aurita

Mediterranean MusselNot Evaluated

Mediterranean Mussel

Mytilus galloprovincialis

Killer WhaleEndangered

Killer Whale

Orcinus orca

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Atoll/Wreck

Banco Chinchorro

Mexico

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

Nurse sharks · American crocodiles

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Reef/Wreck

Veracruz (Veracruz Reef System)

Mexico

Up to 30 m · Open Water

Colonial wrecks · lobsters

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Cave/Cenote

Cenote Calavera

Mexico

Up to 15 m · Open Water (with a guide)

Freshwater fish · bats

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CountryMexico
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