The Channel
16.4016°N 86.4253°W · drift
A popular, relatively easy channel dive around 30 ft (9 m) deep, frequented by many West End dive operators.
Site Information
- Location: Roatán, Honduras
- Entry Type: Boat dive
- Site Type: Drift dive
- Difficulty Level: Beginner
- Maximum Depth: 9 meters
Sources: roatan-diving.com. Last updated 2026-04-19.
Sources: Roatan Marine Park canonical mooring map, roatan-diving.com. Last updated 2026-04-19.
Sea-surface temperature and wave height from Open-Meteo Marine (ERA5 reanalysis, monthly averages).
562 verified species observations (351 species) logged within ~11 km of this site between 1916 and 2022, from the Ocean Biodiversity Information System.
- Pterois · lionfish
- Eretmochelys imbricata · Hawksbill sea turtle
- Poeciliidae
- Poecilia orri
- Gambusia nicaraguensis
- Orcinus orca · Killer whale
- Poecilia
- Eleotris pisonis
- Albula vulpes
- Bothus lunatus
- Emblemaria hyltoni
- Gobiomorus dormitor
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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