Marine life profile
Lobster
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Lobsters are malacostracan decapod crustaceans of the family Nephropidae or its synonym Homaridae. Most stay close to cover, emerging to feed, clean other animals or defend a small shelter.
Meet the species
What to look for
How to Recognize It
Look for a jointed shell, paired antennae and articulated legs adapted for walking, digging or gripping.
How It Behaves
Most stay close to cover, emerging to feed, clean other animals or defend a small shelter.
Special Ability
A tough external skeleton provides portable armor and is replaced as the animal grows.
Dive responsibly
Share the water well
How to Approach
Settle nearby and wait. Avoid touching antennae, claws or the shelter, especially during a night dive.
Safety
Observe without handling. Claws and defensive spines can injure, and recently molted animals are especially vulnerable.
Worth knowing
The detail you remember
Interesting Facts
They have long bodies with muscular tails and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor.
Where to Find
Search beneath ledges, inside coral heads, around anemones and across rubble after sunset.
Known countries
Sightings map
Lobster locations
Plan a dive
Dive sites with reported encounters
18th Palm
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
House reef of Plaza Beach & Dive Resort and Toucan Diving!
Confetti Bay
Mauritius
A firm favourite in the North, a shallow dive site with a slight drop off to a max of 30 m. An ideal training site for PADI Open Water Divers, or a PADI Search and Recovery Specialty, Fish ID, Naturalist or PADI Advanced Open Water Course! So many schools of fish to swim with and enjoy stunning visibility and beautiful colour. Great for macro.
St. Didier Wreck
Turkey
St Didier has been sunked by an English aeroplane in 4th of July 1941 durin WW2. The ship whose real name was "Saint Didier", is lying right under the buoy which is an untired guard of the Antalya yatch harbour, 1 km away from there. With her bow looking to south and stern looking to the north, she is lying between 18 and 34 meters with an 35 degrees angle to the starport side. Her length is around 70 meters. In the studies done between 1946 and 1974 , they salvaged the skeletons and a lot of the ship's cargo. There is nothing much left as an artifact in the wreck becase of the later dives where everyone took some part of the wreck as a souvenier. But still she is getting the interest of the wreck divers.
Atlantic Princess
Dominican Republic
Get excited to experience something special. Atlantic Princess is a perfect wreck for both beginners and experienced divers. Full of marine life, this wreck provides lots of nooks and crannies for a great abundance of life from anemone as well as soft and hard coral, encrusting the boat, parrot fish, Sargent majors, lobster, many species of crab, barracuda, frog fish, lionfish (perfect for hunting on request) and that is just scratching the surface on what you can see here! Not only is it full of life, the wreck itself is something magnificent to see. There may be areas of this site, if not the entire site, that require additional training and experience beyond simply being a certified diver, for you to safely visit. This may include, but not be limited to, training and experience in deep diving, wreck diving, cavern/cave diving, or even technical diving. Always remember to dive within the limitations of your training and experience.
Bergse Diepsluis
Netherlands
Many believe the waters surrounding The Netherlands have more underwater life than the Mediterranean Sea. After diving in The Oosterschelde, you might believe it too. Bergse Diepsluis is less challenging than other dive sites in this area, but still rich with life. Situated in a tributary of The Oosterschelde, there is little to no tidal current, making it an ideal breeding ground for cuttlefish and squid. Colourful anemones, crustaceans and invertebrates are abundant year-round. Spring is the best time to see cuttlefish, but wait until the water temperature reaches 12°C/53°F. The maximum depth is 19 metres/62 feet. Average visibility is 4 metres/13 feet. Photo Credit: Daniel Versteeg
Casa Blanca
Mexico
This is a gorgeous reef named after Casa Gordon, a beachfront house which used to white. The reef very similar in composition and marine life to Paso del Cedral, with a constant drift which helps travel over the reef. A favorite of Cozumel's repeat divers, this dive site is often thriving with sharks, green morays and turtles.
Casino Point Dive Park
United States
One of the most popular dive sites in North America is well worth the acclaim. Featuring enchanting kelp forests, ever-changing marine life and convenient entry, the Casino Point Dive Park is a site you will want to visit again and again.
Cow Rock
United States
Cow Rock, often mentioned with its counterpart Calf Rock, is one of the most popular sites on the South side. Consisting of a rocky bottom topography that is covered in colorful growth, these natural formations create several swim through’s that attract many divers. In addition, this site and others in the area fall within the protected waters of a marine preserve. An abundance of fish, turtles, lobsters, rays, and sharks can be seen here.
Ilha do Meio
Brazil
Sheltered and quiet place with dives up to 15 m depth. This island, which lies between the Sea of Outside and the Sea of Inside, is very rich in marine life.
Mike's Maze
Sint Maarten
Part of the Man of War Shoal Marine Protected Area. It starts at approximately 40 feet (12 m) and boasts healthy coral formations and numerous maze-like swim throughs, passageways wind around coral heads, through arches and over bridges. This location is where the Nature Foundation conducted one of its coral reef restoration projects. Common critters: Many of the 60 TWA fish species! French Angelfish, schooling Chubs, Spiny Lobster, & Foureye Butterflyfish, Elkhorn Coral formations, Special guests: Spotted Eagle Rays, Squid, Caribbean Reef Sharks, Nurse Sharks, Sexy Shrimp in anemones, staghorn coral formations
Mini Wall
Mexico
Shallow site. 30 ft maximum depth. Decent line. Large and interesting coral formations, man-made lobster homes and sometimes turtles sightings in the grass.
Pelican Rock
Mexico
Pelican Rock is one of Cabo's most famous sites. A pinnacle covered in purple fans rising up above the surface from around 14 meters underwater at its deepest. Just in front of the pinnacle we also have a beautiful wall dive filled with life, and off to its side one of Cabo's famous sand falls. The dive site has something for everyone. The shallows are great for courses & newer divers, while the deep walls make it an incredible spot for tec divers to explore. But the big highlight is the sheer amount of life that inhabits the site all year round, making it a beautiful spot for all levels of divers.
Prospect Wharf
Canada
Certification Level: All levels - easy site Overview Prospect Government Wharf is located in Prospect, Nova Scotia. It is ideal for trunk divers (people who don’t own boats), or just don’t feel like traveling too far, or are new to diving and want to get a nice easy dive under their belt. Please be mindful of the locals and parking is limited; best to car pool is possible. This site is often known for being fairly calm and easy entrance and exit, low tide can be a little more challenging. Around the wharf its mostly silt bottom, try to be careful not to stir up too much silt. Within a short swim the bottom composition starts to change to more solid (sand and small rocks). Around the wharf you may find a large collection of old bottles, shoes, toys, old clay pipes (can sometimes be found all around this site as it was a fairly busy fishing community in the hay day) and general garbage. There have been many attempts at clean up dives and site is improving. The average depth of this site is 15/4.75m to 25ft/7.62m depending on tide. Aquatic life consist of mostly crabs, flounder, lobster and sculpin. While there are few hazards to this site you should be aware of boat traffic at all times.
1 / 4 Wreck (Stern Courier)
Grenada
This site is the stern section of the Courier wreck in 11 meters / 35 ft of water, resting upside down with the Engine block and hull plates scattered around when it rolled from the top of the reef after falling off a transport barge.
Aarah Kuda Thila
Maldives
A small reef with many different types of colorful coral. The reef roof is at a height of 6m and has a diameter of approx. 20m, at a depth of 25m it should be approx. 50m. On the west side an overhang with soft corals, further deeper a gap with giant moray eels and cleaner shrimp.
Abrolhos / Chapeirão Faca Cega
Location being verified
The set of coral pinnacles that received the name of “Faca Cega“ (Blind Knife) consists of one of the main diving points of the Abrolhos Archipelago. It has a room that reaches a depth of 25 meters, with almost 20 meters in diameter. The view is impressive, with several passages and burrows.
Abu Rashid Drift
Oman
Just 1 hour away from Khasab harbour, is Abu Rashid drift. This site can go to 50+ metres. The strength of the currents can vary from very slow to very fast depending on the tide timings and conditions.
Abu Rashid Wall
Oman
Roughly 1 hour away from Khasab harbour is Abu Rashid wall. This dive site goes to 50+ metres, there can often be strong currents however they vary alot depending on the conditions, tides etc.
Acres Canyon - קניוני עכו
Israel
A nice, relatively pristine canyon/wall situated 1 mile (1.6 km) off the shore of ancient Acres. The wall starts at 8 meters (16 feet) and drops to around 26 meters (85 feet). It is 70 meters long (330 feet) with a lot of small niches and caves.
Acuario
Mexico
Shallow easy reef dive site. Maximum depth 13m. Mixture of sandy areas and reef. Ideal for Basic Diver and Open Water courses, also excellent training dive site with a large sandy area by the boat moooring line.
adam faru
Maldives
Very nice landscape with beautiful coral rock formations between 5 and 20 meters. In between the rock formations are sandy plateaus with leather and soft corals. Torch and camera recommended.
Admiral 1
Maldives
It is one of the channels on the Western side of the atoll that can be crossed with mild current or entered with medium/strong current. Usually found on the outer side: stingrays, grey reef sharks, napoleon wrasses, fusiliers and many more reef fish.
Agujeros azules
Spain
The Blue Holes is one of most iconic dives in Portinatx. This diving spot is located in front of the beautiful Xarraco point, a few meters from the coast.
AH KONG TONGUE
Malaysia
From Dreamer Island it takes 4 minutes by boat to get there. It’s started the name from a diver who called Ah Kong but the the top reef is looks like a tongue so this dive site become AH KONG TONGUE.