Northeast Caye, Glover's Reef Atoll, Belize

Shark Point

Shark Point sits on the north-eastern corner of Glover's Reef Atoll, where the reef bends and currents converge, attracting larger pelagic fish to the wall. The dive begins on a healthy reef plateau at 10 metres and follows the wall down to 30 to 35 metres. Mixed coral structures of mountainous star coral, sheet coral and pillar coral cover the wall, interspersed with deep-water sea fans and large barrel sponges. The site lives up to its name, with Caribbean reef sharks routinely cruising the wall and occasionally a bull shark or blacktip in the deeper water. Schools of horse-eye jacks, big mutton snappers, cubera snapper and the occasional permit hover at the corner. Eagle rays appear on the reef edge, and turtles are common over the plateau. Currents at the corner can run moderate to strong, so dives are typically run as drifts. Visibility is consistently 25 to 35 metres. Recommended for divers comfortable with current and wall depths.