Dive· Grand Cayman· Other Caribbean
Tarpon Alley (North Wall)
19° 23.1′ N · 81° 20.2′ W
A North Wall canyon near Stingray City where schools of tarpon hang in the gullies just inside the drop-off.
Practical
Position is Virgintino's 'Tarpon Alley East' mooring (19 23.130N, 081 20.168W; 55 ft; Tarpon Alley West at 19 23.163N, 081 20.201W); the DoE 2023 list shows 'Tarpon Tunnels' close by at 19.38693N, 081.33815W. Reached through the North Sound Main Channel (about 8 ft controlling depth). North-shore site - light easterlies or southerlies only. Marine Park rules apply: use the DoE public mooring (free; white 18- or 24-inch buoy with a yellow stripe and yellow pick-up line; 18-inch for vessels up to 60 ft, 24-inch up to 100 ft; not in 25 knots or more; 3 hours or less; never leave the boat unattended - DoE brochure 2021), never anchor on coral, no take in Marine Parks.
Best for
Tarpon schools on the North Wall
Season
Calm or southerly days
Nearby
- Stingray City (dive site)0.4 NM away
- Eagle Ray Pass (North Wall)0.6 NM away
- Northers & Northwesters (Jamaica and Cayman)0.9 NM away
- Stingray City Sandbar (North Sound)1.8 NM away
- Morgan's Harbour (West Bay)2.3 NM away
- Cayman Islands Yacht Club Marina2.5 NM away
- Governor's Creek / Governor's Harbour Anchorage2.5 NM away
- Morgan's Harbour Fuel Dock (West Bay)2.6 NM away
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