Dustin's Dropoff
16.2655°N 86.6053°W · wall
Dustin’s Dropoff is a wall dive site in Roatán, Caribbean.
Overview
Dustin’s Dropoff is a Roatan Marine Park mooring site on the West Bay reef, part of the park’s network of named dive sites funded through conservation donations. While individual documentation for this site is limited, it sits along the shallow reef corridor between West End and West Bay where healthy coral heads and sandy patches create a gentle underwater landscape at 30 meters depth. Divers in this area typically encounter sea turtles, southern stingrays, and colorful reef fish including parrotfish and blue tangs. Visibility averages 20-30 meters with water temperatures of 26-29 degrees Celsius year-round.
Site Information
- Location: Roatán, Caribbean
- Entry Type: Boat dive
- Site Type: Wall dive
- Difficulty Level: Intermediate
- Maximum Depth: 30 meters
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
440 verified species observations (211 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1911 and 2023, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Pterois · lionfish
- Gambusia nicaraguensis
- Palatogobius grandoculus
- Poecilia orri
- Epigonidae
- Lipogramma evides · banded basslet
- Gnatholepis thompsoni · goldspot goby
- Malacoctenus macropus · rosy blenny
- Phaeoptyx
- Lutjanus apodus
- Malacoctenus erdmani · imitator blenny
- Bathygobius soporator
Scientific survey records skew toward sampled taxa (molluscs, corals) and do not reflect what you are guaranteed to see on a dive.
Source: OBIS (obis.org), aggregated Darwin Core occurrence records.
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