Eagle Paradise - Grand Lagoon
Eagle Paradise sits comfortably in New Caledonia's Grand Lagoon, a solid spot for an intermediate diver. It’s not going to blow your mind with dramatic topography, but the max depth of 23m means you get decent bottom time to look around. We usually find a good number of eagle rays gliding through, often in small groups, which is always a treat. Keep an eye out for the smaller stuff, too; the sandy patches around the coral bommies often host pipefish and garden eels. It’s a relaxed dive, good for photographers or anyone wanting to just cruise and watch the lagoon life unfold.
- Location
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia, Australasia
- Coordinates
- -20.679500, 164.247600
- Maximum Depth
- 23m
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Marine Protected Area: L'Etang de Koumac State Forest Reserve
Nearby Dive Sites in Grand Lagoon
- Cathedrale (cave)
- Club Med Reef (reef)
- Donga Hienga
- Douoc
- Fonti Reef (reef)
- La Cathédrale (cave)
- Pointe aux cachalots
- Pointe de Kaun
Nearest Dive Centres to Eagle Paradise
Marine Life in Grand Lagoon
Home to 677 recorded species including 560 reef fish, 36 sharks & rays, 23 hard corals, 17 sea snails & nudibranchs, 14 sea cucumbers, 6 whales & dolphins.
Notable Species
- Chestnut Blenny (Cirripectes castaneus) - Reef Fish
- Small giant clam (Tridacna maxima) - Clams & Mussels
- Black sea cucumber (Holothuria atra) - Sea Cucumbers
- Batavian Parrotfish (Scarus psittacus) - Reef Fish
- Bullethead Parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus) - Reef Fish
- Blackspot Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus) - Reef Fish
- Manini (Acanthurus triostegus) - Reef Fish
- Burrowing urchin (Echinometra mathaei) - Sea Urchins
- Humphead Unicornfish (Naso unicornis) - Reef Fish
- Orange-axil wrasse (Stethojulis bandanensis) - Reef Fish
- Bristle-toothed Surgeonfish (Ctenochaetus striatus) - Reef Fish
- Blue-lined Surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus) - Reef Fish
- Pearl-spotted wrasse (Halichoeres margaritaceus) - Reef Fish
- Citron Butterfly (Chaetodon citrinellus) - Reef Fish
- Barred Blenny (Cirripectes polyzona) - Reef Fish
- Greenfish (Stichopus chloronotus) - Sea Cucumbers
- Sandfish (Holothuria scabra) - Sea Cucumbers
- Tigerfish (Bohadschia argus) - Sea Cucumbers
- Blue-lined Tang (Zebrasoma scopas) - Reef Fish
- Banded Goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus) - Reef Fish