[Coral-List] Videos of Jardines de la Reina (Garden of the Queen), Cuba

[Pawlik, Joseph]

Hi all,

I wanted to share 2 diving videos from off the Jardines de la Reina, Cuba, in March.



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https://youtu.be/KZWeYIeHTyk

These reefs are among the best protected from fishing in the Caribbean.  Lots of sharks and large groupers and snappers. Coral cover is comparatively high, but certainly not what it once was.  Many large parrotfishes, but they all stay in shallow water away from the sharks.  Lots of very large giant barrel sponges!

Enjoy,

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UNCW Center for Marine Science
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