Industrial wreck/ReefMarine Protected Area

Salt Pier (Bonaire)

Near Bonaire

Depth: 5–20 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterAll year round

A commercial pier used to load salt from the island's salt pans. The pillars are coated in soft coral and sponges, and the light filtering between them is its defining feature. The T shape makes it easy for novice divers to orient themselves.

Depth

5–20 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

25 m

A working industrial pier whose pillars are covered in colourful sponges and corals; iconic and heavily photographed.

Protection status

Bonaire National Marine Park (STINAPA), created in 1979 and with national park status since 1999; it covers the waters from the high-water mark down to a depth of 60 m. Klein Bonaire was added as a protected nature reserve in 2001

Did you know?

No permit is needed to dive here, but diving is banned when a ship is docked, and you may not go under the pier itself either.

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (Bonaire National Marine Park) · bonaire.com · STINAPA · Scuba Diving Magazine · bonairepros.com

Location

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1 park within 30 km.