Jardines de la Reina: Cuba Scuba on the Jardines Aggressor II - 2018

Video & Photos by Bruce Carlson & Marj Awai using GoPro 5, Sola 1200 & 2100, Ultralite arms.

This 40+ minute video is much longer than I usually post, but it is primarily for the participants on our trip. A list of the dive sites is printed below for quick access. We thank the crew of the Jardines Aggressor II for a terrific adventure exploring the Jardines de la Reina coral reefs. It is heartening to see groupers, sharks and even lobsters in great numbers on these reefs!

Click on the blue timecode numbers below to go directly to any of these dives and scenes:

3:09 Dive site map (our best guess at the dive site locations)

April 29
3:15 Anclitas: Golden Gairy Basslet
3:55 Caballones: Caribbean Reef Sharks and Silky Sharks
4:55 Boca D Anclitas: night dive, Goliath Grouper

April 30
(we missed two morning dives)
6:07 La Cana: Nassau grouper, golden Coney
7:37 Anclitas(2): night dive, squid

May 1
8:41 Farallon: pesky shark, Blackcap Basslet
10:28 El Peruand: hybrid basslet, snappers & drums “relax”
12:20 Patricia: friendly Nassau Grouper, Gray & French angelfish pair
15:32 Dive briefing
15:53 Very fast boat ride to dive site !
16:38 Boca de Pieda: anemone, Queen Conch

May 2
17:40 Black Coral II: turbid water, many sharks, tagged shark
20:01 crocodile search
20:43 Jardines Aggressor II returning to boat
21:13 Cueva del Pulpo: more sharks, giant Pillar Coral, jawfish
24:58 Cuba Iguanas and Hutia
25:47 Cabezo de la Cubera: Tarpon, Lionfish, Creole Wrasse
27:10 Dark Reef: Staghorn Coral, Yellowbelly Hamlet, Hogfish

May 3
28:46 Five Seas: Golden Fairy Basslets, more sharks
30:51 Los Mogotes: Brown Garden Eels, Elkhorn Coral, more sharks!
33:56 snorkeling scenes
34:14 Cabezo de la Raya: blue-eye sponge, Indigo Hamlet, sinkhole
36:16 Mariflores: Caribbean Spiny Lobster, bubble rings

May 4
38:07 Black Coral I: deeper dive, lionfish & groupers
39:05 Five Seas: Spotfin Butterflyfish, fish and coral scene

40:04 group photos
40:45 Bus ride to Camaguey
41:15 Walking tour of Camaguey

Видео Jardines de la Reina: Cuba Scuba on the Jardines Aggressor II - 2018 канала Bruce Carlson