Not EvaluatedCommon Sea Fan
Gorgonia ventalina
One of the very few places in the world where swimming with humpback whales is permitted. Together with the neighbouring Navidad Bank it holds the largest known humpback population in the North Atlantic, according to a 2015 NOAA review. A count by NOAA researchers in 2005 estimated between 5,000 and 7,000 animals passing through the sanctuary each winter.
Depth
3–15 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
20 m
A marine mammal sanctuary where thousands of humpback whales breed; one of the few places in the Atlantic where swimming with them is legal.
Marine Mammal Sanctuary of the Dominican Republic, declared a whale sanctuary in 1986 and subsequently extended and renamed
Sources consulted: Bluewater Dive Travel; Aquatic Adventures
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Water temperature
26 °C
Current
Weak
Access
Liveaboard
Best season
January-March
Route duration
1–2 days
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
300 USD / dive
Same type of dive: Large pelagics
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