Blacktip Slumberland
Guanaja, Bay Islands
The westernmost wall on Guanaja's south side. Massive gorgonians and bright sponges cover it. Guides once reported resting blacktip sharks on some summer dives.
Blacktip Slumberland sits at the western end of the south-side barrier wall. The 1997 mooring chart and the Clearwater Paradise map both mark it. That map lists the reef top at about 11 m. The wall below drops past 60 m. A 2015 magazine feature calls it the furthest dive west. It shows dense, brightly coloured sponges and massive gorgonians. One photo shows a huge Venus sea fan. The same feature credits the site with great visibility. The name refers to sleeping sharks. In 1988 the Posada del Sol dive manager said he saw sharks there on perhaps three of ten summer dives. He stressed that sightings are never guaranteed. A visiting writer that year saw resting nurse sharks. The wall runs far below recreational limits. Set a depth limit before you descend.
Marine life
- Venus Sea Fan
- Gorgonians
- Sponges
- Nurse Shark
- Blacktip Shark
