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Sharon's Serenity

Klein Bonaire, south side · dense sea-fan fields

Sharon's Serenity has the densest sea-fan fields on Klein Bonaire: whole stretches of slope stand full of fans that sway in the current. In offshore wind the water here is especially calm, which explains the name.

IN ONE LINE

Sharon's Serenity is an advanced boat dive on the south side of Klein Bonaire: a top at five to seven metres and dense sea-fan fields on a slope to thirty-eight metres.

TRANSLATED PAGESharon's Serenity

What you see

A top at five to seven metres runs to a slope to thirty-eight metres, with fields of sea fans and sea whips. Among them, vase sponges and black coral in the depths. Trumpetfish and jacks hang along the edge.

When to go

In offshore wind and calm sea, when the water on this side is flat. Around midday the light falls most favourably among the fans.

WHAT DISAPPOINTS

Sea fans are fragile and stand close: good trim is no luxury here. In swell the boat does not run to this side. Boat only, no facilities.

Rules on site

NATURE TAGRequired; the site lies within the Bonaire National Marine Park.
TOUCHINGTouch nothing, take nothing, do not anchor.
EQUIPMENTGloves only with an exemption from STINAPA.

Decisions on diveability, technique and health belong with STINAPA, a dive school or a doctor. This page only describes the conditions.

Context

Sea fans grow at right angles to the current, which explains why they stand so dense and aligned on this side. They are slow to recover: broken fans grow back only after years.

Questions about this site

Why do the fans stand so dense?
Sea fans grow at right angles to the current; on this side it is constant and even.
What should you watch for?
Trim. The fans are fragile and recover only after years.

Nearby

FACT CARDSITE
EntryBoat
LevelAdvanced
Depth5 to 38 m
CurrentModerate
SnorkellingNot advised
ParkingNot applicable
ShadeNone
FacilitiesNone
Distance from Kralendijk9 km Z
Nature TagRequired
WHAT THE NATURE TAG COSTS
SOURCES
  1. STINAPA, rules of the Bonaire National Marine Park en Klein Bonaire
  2. Own field observation

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