Negril, etc.
Negril, etc.
Notice, I did write "deep reefs". Negril's reefs in general once were a key preservation site for the International Reef Preservation Society. This was back in the 80s. The construction of sewers, roads, and hotels has long ago killed off the magnificent spur and groove formations that were Negril's pride and joy; a couple of miles off the beach and between 50 and 90 feet down. Their loss has also made the beach itself vulnerable to wind and waves. It's only a shadow of its former self, and a dying one at that. There are, however, still some deep areas, almost never dived, 100 to 150 feet down, and an amazing drop-off near Bloody Bay that starts at about 160. These places are not accessible to tourist divers.
Ochi is too crowded with spliff sucking "ya mon" American and Canadian two-digit IQ loud, obnoxious peel-nose tourists, psuedo- rasta hustlers, prostitutes, and criminals of every sort.
You can expect to see just about every coral that exists in the Caribbean, and likewise almost any small fish and invert, depth and structure as appropriate. Angels, butterflys, tangs, parrotfish, grunts, drums, basslets, chromis, triggerfish, the list is endless. Every type of fore-reef and back reef, or shallow and deep water coral can be found. Big fish, conchs, and turtles are few and far between because they are hunted down.
