Bonaire · Caribbean Netherlands · Reef · Sand slope
No Name
Jawfish and blennies in the rubble off Klein Bonaire
Area photo: Michal Strzelecki, Wojtek Strzelecki & Jerzy Strzelecki · CC BY 3.0
No Name lies directly in front of No Name Beach on Klein Bonaire, where the Klein Bonaire water taxi lands its passengers. Large coral heads are sparse in the shallows and much of the bottom is sand and coral rubble, which is what makes it a good site for burrowing fish rather than a coral showpiece. Depths run from about 9 to 30 metres.
Also known as No Name Beach.
Where it is and how deep
12.1690° N, 68.3088° WPublished position for this site.
The dive
Drop in off the beach front and take the sand seriously, because it holds most of the dive. Yellowhead jawfish are everywhere in the rubble here, hovering above their holes and dropping back tail-first as you approach, and blackish sailfin blennies work the same patches of broken coral. Settle your buoyancy well off the bottom and let them come back up before you move on.
Large coral heads are sparse in the shallow water, so treat the reef as a series of small patches with sand between them rather than a continuous wall of coral. Follow the ground out and down to whatever depth you planned, up to 30 metres, then turn and come back shallow. Finish over the rubble, which is where the site keeps giving, and surface clear of the water-taxi traffic.
Marine life and season
- Macro critters
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Season follows Bonaire: The sea stays diveable all year; the water is at its coolest in late December and January.
Questions divers ask
How do you get to the No Name dive site?+
It sits on Klein Bonaire, which has no road access, so you arrive by dive boat or on the Klein Bonaire water taxi, which stops at No Name Beach itself.
Sources
- No Name dive site — Bonaire Island
- No Name (A) — Scubago
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