Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras, Coral Reef Diving

Ken Riddick underwater photography of the Roatan, Honduras, coral reefs, fish and creatures.
©2008 Ken Riddick
Green Moray Eel

We see green morays pretty much everywhere we dive in the Caribbean.

The interesting thing about this one is where we found him.

Either returning to the resort from the drop-off dives or heading out for a shore dive, your last stop is a small fixed platform in about four feet of water. Beyond it the sea grasses pick up and they ask you to get your fins on here and begin the swim to the wall or the wreck. Consequently, you'll often find a little heavier traffic here, with other divers coming and going. Gearing up or peeling down.

After our third dive of the day on Golden Chain reef, the captain dropped us on Newman's Wall to make our way back to the platform and Coco View.

This 5 or 6 footer was holed up under the platform, stretched out among a few large coral rubble fragments. Apparently, he liked these digs a lot. He was there most times we passed the platform.

You can see in this image the sand, likely kicked up by many passing divers, settling on his head. I took that as more evidence that he didn't move around a lot


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