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Barrel Sponge

French Harbor, Roatán, Honduras

Photo: Pauline Walsh Jacobson · CC BY 4.0

EntryBoat

Max depth18 m

LevelBeginner-friendly

Water bodyCaribbean Sea

Water temp27–30°C

Estimated from climate dataNov–Sep

About this site

Barrel Sponge is a reef dive site near French Harbor, Bay Islands, Honduras, in the Caribbean Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes reef sharks, eagle rays, groupers, seahorses, sea turtles. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 30 °C over the year.

Conditions by month

BestGoodMixed

OctoberGood

Generally good diving.

Marine life

Recorded nearby

Reef SharkCarcharhinus perezii
Spotted Eagle RayAetobatus narinari
Longsnout SeahorseHippocampus reidi
Cushion StarOreaster reticulatus
Ghost ShrimpAncylomenes pedersoni
Sergeant MajorAbudefduf saxatilis
Stoplight ParrotfishSparisoma viride
Arrow CrabStenorhynchus seticornis

Nearby sites

Straight-line distances.

Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org