Fish Bowl dive site

Overview

Description

Fish Bowl is the most easterly dive site within the Man of War Shoal Marine Park. So named for its bowl-like shape and the wildlife found on and in it. Carefully navigate a short swim through, which is just as fun to go over to enjoy the champagne bubbles that leak through the rocks! Common critters: Barracuda, Filefish, Boxfish, Surgeonfish, Yellowhead Jawfish, Fairy Basslets Special guests: Spotted Eagle Rays, Green Moray Eels, Nurse Sharks The Man of War Shoal Marine Park was established on December 31, 2010 after years of negotiation to protect a significant marine zone in Sint Maarten through a Marine Park Ordinance. The designation of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) was a groundbreaking achievement for Sint Maarten as it became the country’s first legally protected area, and the final island in the Dutch Caribbean to establish an MPA.

Location 17.98811, -63.05143Get Directions

Useful training for this sitePADI Open Water Diver, PADI Advanced Open Water Diver, Adaptive Techniques, Aware Shark Conservation Diver, Delayed Surface Marker Buoy (DSMB) Diver, Dive Against Debris, Full Face Mask Diver, Self-Reliant Diver, PADI Deep Diver, PADI Underwater Navigator, PADI Boat Diver, PADI Drift Diver, PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy, PADI Night Diver, PADI Underwater Photographer, PADI Underwater Videographer, PADI Underwater Naturalist, PADI Fish Identification, PADI Aware, PADI Coral Reef Conservation Diver, PADI Discover Local Diving

Dive Types

Reef, Ocean

Suggested Equipment

Camera, Dive computer, Dive Flag, Rash guard, Shorty, Surface Marker Buoy, Torch, Wetsuit

Entry

Boat

Common SightingsBig iconic, Fish, Barracuda, Grouper, Parrot fish, Snapper, Jackfish, Parrotfish, Surgeonfish, Boxfish / pufferfish, Lionfish, Goatfish, Trumpetfish / pipefish, Angelfish, Triggerfish, Butterflyfish, Eagle ray, Sting ray, Sharks, Rays, Sea turtle, Turtle, Eels, Sea urchin, Sea cucumber, Moray eel, Shrimp, Lobster, Crab, Reef Fish, Coral, Gorgonian fan, Sea anemone

Water Type

Salt

Maximum Depth 19 feet / 6 meters

Entry

BoatShore/Beach

Common SightingsSharks, Whales, Dolphins, Turtles

Water Type

Salt

Maximum Depth 19 feet / 6 meters

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