Barrier reefÁrea Marina Protegida

Buck Island Reef National Monument

U.S. Virgin Islands · St Croix, US Virgin Islands

Profundidad: 3–20 mNivel: Open WaterAll year round

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A marine national monument with a marked underwater trail, ideal for both diving and snorkelling.

Depth

3–20 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

25 m

Water temperature

27 °C

Current

Weak to moderate

Access

Boat

Best time

All year round

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

50 USD / dive

Ocean Marine protected area

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Best time: All year round
Approx. price: 50 USD / dive

A marine national monument with a marked underwater trail, ideal for both diving and snorkelling.

Protection status

Monumento Nacional del Arrecife de Buck Island, gestionado por el National Park Service

Location

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32 species documented in Buck Island Reef National Monument

Critically Endangered

Coral cuerno de alce

Acropora palmata

Data Deficient

Langosta espinosa del Caribe

Panulirus argus

Least Concern

Morena verde

Gymnothorax funebris

Vulnerable

Tiburón nodriza

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Critically Endangered

Tortuga carey

Eretmochelys imbricata

Endangered

Tortuga verde

Chelonia mydas

Not Evaluated

Abanico de mar púrpura

Gorgonia ventalina

Not Evaluated

Cangrejo azul terrestre

Cardisoma guanhumi

Not Evaluated

Cangrejo fantasma atlántico

Ocypode quadrata

Not Evaluated

Carabela portuguesa

Physalia physalis

Not Evaluated

Caracola reina

Lobatus gigas

Least Concern

Chopa blanca

Kyphosus sectatrix

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Ecosystem

Arrecife

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