Grand Bahamas Island

Sea creatures found in Grand Bahamas Island

Here are the main sea creatures found across dive sites in Grand Bahamas Island, grouped by type so you can quickly see what marine life you may encounter.

Creature type	Sea creatures
Crustacians	Arrow crabs , Lobsters , Spiny lobsters
Eels	Green moray eels , Moray eels
Other sea creatures	Grey reef sharks
Rays	Southern stingrays , Spotted eagle rays , Stingrays
Reef fish	Amberjacks , Barracuda , Blennies , Goliath grouper (jewfish) , Groupers , Grunts , Jawfish , Lionfish , Nassau grouper , Reef fish , Seahorses , Snappers , Spadefish
Sea slug or Gastropoda	Nudibranchs
Sea turtles	Green turtles , Hawksbill turtle , Loggerhead turtles
Sharks	Blacktip reef sharks , Bull sharks , Caribbean reef sharks , Great hammerhead sharks , Lemon sharks , Nurse sharks , Oceanic whitetips , Tiger sharks
Whales and dolphins	Atlantic spotted dolphins , Bottlenose dolpins

Dive sites in Grand Bahamas Island

The following dive sites are found in Grand Bahamas Island. Each site below shows the liveaboards that dive there.

Dive site	Liveaboards that dive this site
Grand Bahamas Island	Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard, Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard
Tiger Beach	Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard, Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard, Dolphin Dream Liveaboard
West End	Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard, Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard, Dolphin Dream Liveaboard
Freeport	Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard, Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard

Liveaboards, dive sites, and top sea creatures in Grand Bahamas Island

Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard

Grand Bahamas Island top sea creatures: Tiger sharks, Lemon sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Great hammerhead sharks, Goliath grouper (jewfish), Groupers, Nassau grouper, Barracuda, Amberjacks, Spadefish, Snappers, Reef fish, Hawksbill turtle, Green turtles, Green moray eels, Moray eels, Southern stingrays, Lionfish, Blacktip reef sharks

Tiger Beach top sea creatures: Blacktip reef sharks, Bull sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Great hammerhead sharks, Lemon sharks, Nurse sharks, Tiger sharks

West End top sea creatures: Tiger sharks, Lemon sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Great hammerhead sharks, Bull sharks, Oceanic whitetips, Groupers, Snappers, Goliath grouper (jewfish), Stingrays, Spotted eagle rays, Southern stingrays, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles, Moray eels, Lobsters, Atlantic spotted dolphins, Bottlenose dolpins

Freeport top sea creatures: Tiger sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Lemon sharks, Grey reef sharks, Stingrays, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles, Green turtles, Groupers, Goliath grouper (jewfish), Spotted eagle rays, Barracuda, Snappers, Grunts, Seahorses, Nudibranchs, Jawfish, Blennies, Arrow crabs, Spiny lobsters, Atlantic spotted dolphins

Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard

Grand Bahamas Island top sea creatures: Tiger sharks, Lemon sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Great hammerhead sharks, Goliath grouper (jewfish), Groupers, Nassau grouper, Barracuda, Amberjacks, Spadefish, Snappers, Reef fish, Hawksbill turtle, Green turtles, Green moray eels, Moray eels, Southern stingrays, Lionfish, Blacktip reef sharks

Tiger Beach top sea creatures: Blacktip reef sharks, Bull sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Great hammerhead sharks, Lemon sharks, Nurse sharks, Tiger sharks

West End top sea creatures: Tiger sharks, Lemon sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Great hammerhead sharks, Bull sharks, Oceanic whitetips, Groupers, Snappers, Goliath grouper (jewfish), Stingrays, Spotted eagle rays, Southern stingrays, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles, Moray eels, Lobsters, Atlantic spotted dolphins, Bottlenose dolpins

Freeport top sea creatures: Tiger sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Lemon sharks, Grey reef sharks, Stingrays, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles, Green turtles, Groupers, Goliath grouper (jewfish), Spotted eagle rays, Barracuda, Snappers, Grunts, Seahorses, Nudibranchs, Jawfish, Blennies, Arrow crabs, Spiny lobsters, Atlantic spotted dolphins

Dolphin Dream Liveaboard

Tiger Beach top sea creatures: Blacktip reef sharks, Bull sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Great hammerhead sharks, Lemon sharks, Nurse sharks, Tiger sharks

West End top sea creatures: Tiger sharks, Lemon sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Great hammerhead sharks, Bull sharks, Oceanic whitetips, Groupers, Snappers, Goliath grouper (jewfish), Stingrays, Spotted eagle rays, Southern stingrays, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles, Moray eels, Lobsters, Atlantic spotted dolphins, Bottlenose dolpins

Top liveaboards diving Grand Bahamas Island

The following liveaboards are the highest ranked dive boats by SDE Liveaboard Rating, to help you compare the best options for diving Grand Bahamas Island.

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the Dolphin Dream Liveaboard: 63%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating is Scuba Diving Earth’s own scoring system for comparing dive liveaboards at a glance. It adds together six individual category scores, each scored out of 10, covering the boat, cabins, diving, food, drinks, and non-diver companion features.

For the Dolphin Dream Liveaboard, those category scores combine into an overall SDE Liveaboard Rating of 63%. This helps you compare the overall onboard experience more quickly across the liveaboards shown below.

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the Dolphin Dream Liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the Dolphin Dream Liveaboard are ( [Boat:6/10] + [Cabin:4/10] + [Diving:7/10]+ [Food:8/10] + [Drinks:6/10] + [Non-diver:7/10] = 38/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the Dolphin Dream Liveaboard is calculated as 38/60 = 63% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .