Silver Banks & Southern Pride
Boat dive · Offshore pinnacles
Offshore sites visited by passing pelagics — sharks, leatherback sea turtles and dolphins. Conditions can be tough, best suited to experienced divers.
About this site
Silver Banks and Southern Pride sit in open water off Mona Island, where passing pelagics cruise through on the currents. Sharks, leatherback sea turtles and dolphins are all regular visitors here. Conditions can be demanding, with swell and current, so these sites are reserved for experienced divers — and reaching them is easiest on a liveaboard trip that maximises your bottom time.
Marine life spotted here
- Sharks
- Leatherback sea turtles
- Dolphins
- Passing pelagics
More in West Coast & Offshore Islands
Isthmus & Boquerón Reef
Sheer cliff-like walls on Mona Island, fed by currents from the open Atlantic and draped in gorgonian sea fans and black corals.
Mona Passage
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Little Monita (Hobbit House)
An open-ocean seamount beside Mona Island visited by large numbers of sharks. Only diveable when sea conditions allow.