The Rock - Sosua & Puerto Plata
The Rock, just off Sosua, gives you a solid rocky reef with some interesting swim-throughs and crevices to explore. You'll often spot moray eels tucked away and plenty of reef fish going about their day. It’s a good, straightforward dive, perfect for knocking off some rust or for newer divers getting comfortable in the Caribbean. We often suggest it as a second dive after something deeper.
- Location
- Sosua & Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Caribbean
- Coordinates
- 19.856579, -70.775810
- Type
- pinnacle
- Maximum Depth
- 10-25m
Marine Protected Area: Bahia de Luperón
Nearby Dive Sites in Sosua & Puerto Plata
- 3 Rocks
- Airport Wall - 8-25m (wall)
- ALSATIA - 5m (wreck)
- Canyon - 15-30m (wall)
- Canyon - 12-30m (reef)
- Canyons - Dominican Republic (reef)
- Cinco Metros, Las Ballenas (wreck)
- Coral Gardens - Dominican Republic (reef)
- Five Rocks
- Jackson Sunken Island (reef)
- Jet Ski (reef)
- La Piedra Prieta (reef)
- La Puntilla - 5-20m (reef)
- Laramar
- MECOSTA - 2m (wreck)
Nearest Dive Centres to The Rock
Marine Life in Sosua & Puerto Plata
Home to 238 recorded species including 212 reef fish, 6 sea snails & nudibranchs, 4 hard corals, 3 other, 3 seagrass & algae, 3 whales & dolphins.
Notable Species
- American eel (Anguilla rostrata) - Reef Fish
- Blue Doctor (Acanthurus coeruleus) - Reef Fish
- Gutong (Scarus iseri) - Reef Fish
- Sheephead (Microspathodon chrysurus) - Reef Fish
- Gutong (Sparisoma aurofrenatum) - Reef Fish
- Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
- Barber (Acanthurus bahianus) - Reef Fish
- Coney (Cephalopholis fulva) - Reef Fish
- turtlegrass (Thalassia testudinum) - Seagrass & Algae
- Dark Green Parrotfish (Sparisoma viride) - Reef Fish
- manatee grass (Syringodium filiforme) - Seagrass & Algae
- Eastern Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) - Reef Fish
- Giant goby (Gobiomorus dormitor) - Reef Fish
- Graysby (Cephalopholis cruentata) - Reef Fish
- Baleares Conger (Ariosoma balearicum) - Reef Fish
- guppy (Poecilia reticulata) - Reef Fish
- Common False Moray (Kaupichthys hyoproroides) - Reef Fish
- Carrot Cone (Conus daucus) - Sea Snails & Nudibranchs
- Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Mulet (Mugil curema) - Reef Fish