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Plume plateau - shallow
Portsmouth, Saint John, Dominica
Water bodyCaribbean Sea
Water temp27–29°C
Estimated from climate dataOct–Jul
About this site
Plume plateau - shallow is a dive site near Portsmouth, Saint John, Dominica, in the Caribbean Sea. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes groupers, dolphins, nudibranchs, octopus, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 27 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Rusty GobyPriolepis hipoliti
BlueheadThalassoma bifasciatum
Masked GobyCoryphopterus personatus- Pallid GobyCoryphopterus eidolon
Brazil Reef OctopusOctopus insularis
FlamefishApogon maculatus
Goldspot GobyGnatholepis thompsoni
Pantropical Spotted DolphinStenella attenuata
Nearby sites
- 1Plume plateau deep0.2 km
- 2Hot Sophia2.3 km
- 3Hot sulfur2.7 km
- 4Sharks mouth5.1 km
- 5Pole to pole5.2 km
- 6Cabrits Drop5.6 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org