Marine life

Agaricia coral in Isla Fuerte

Agaricia, the lettuce corals, form delicate plates and folds across the reef.

How to recognize it

Thin, ruffled plates and folds that look like heads of lettuce, tan to brown.

Small groups and certified PADI instructors on every dive.

Where and when to see it

In Isla Fuerte divers regularly spot it at Rosa vieja, El museo, Bajo humedo, Bajo alicia, Transilvania. Explore every site on our interactive dive map.

Dive with respect

We practice good buoyancy and never touch or chase marine life. Watching an animal behave naturally is the whole point, and it keeps the reef of Isla Fuerte alive for the next diver.

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