Marine Life

Reef fish, turtles, rays, dolphins, whales — identification and behaviour.

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Aerial drone view of a small fishing pirogue crossing calm turquoise water above patch reefs off Grenada's south coast, soft early morning light

Grenada's Marine Life Calendar: What to See in the Sea, Month by Month

Grenada's marine life calendar: humpbacks in winter, leatherback nesting from March, coral spawning in late summer, and what the sea looks like each season.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Wide underwater view of purple sea fans swaying beside large brain corals and a tall barrel sponge on a sunny Grenada reef slope, snorkeller floating above

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Hard Coral, Soft Coral or Sponge? How to Read a Grenadian Reef

Learn to tell hard coral, soft coral and sponges apart on a Grenadian reef: brain and star corals, sea fans, barrel sponges, fire coral and what to avoid touchi

14/10/2026 8 min read

Two divers with torches illuminating an octopus spread across coral at night on a Grenada reef, beams cutting through dark water, small fish caught in the light

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What Comes Out at Night: Grenada's Reefs After Dark

A night dive in Grenada shows a different reef: octopus, lobster, basket stars, sleeping parrotfish and glowing plankton. What to see and how to dive it safely.

14/10/2026 7 min read

Close-up of a red and white striped lionfish with fanned spines hovering beside a barrel sponge on a Grenada reef, diver's torch light, blue background

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Lionfish in Grenada: How an Invader Changed the Reef, and the Plate

Lionfish in Grenada are an invasive predator from the Indo-Pacific. How they arrived, the damage they do, how culling works, sting first aid and eating them.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Diver hovering above white sand watching a spotted eagle ray glide past a coral ledge off Grenada, deep blue water, natural light from above

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Nurse Sharks, Eagle Rays and Morays: Grenada's Bigger Reef Residents

Sharks, rays and moray eels on Grenada's reefs: which species divers meet, how nurse sharks and eagle rays behave, and how to read a moray without fear.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Pod of spinner dolphins leaping beside the bow of a small white boat in deep blue water off Grenada's west coast, green hills behind, morning sun

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Whales and Dolphins Around Grenada: What You Might See, and When

Whales and dolphins around Grenada: spinner and spotted dolphins, pilot whales, sperm whales and winter humpbacks, with seasons, ID tips and watching etiquette.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Night scene on a wide Atlantic beach in St Patrick, Grenada, a huge leatherback turtle digging a nest under soft red torchlight, small group kneeling at a distance

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Sea Turtles in Grenada: Leatherbacks, Hawksbills and Nesting Season

Sea turtles in Grenada: which species nest and feed here, when leatherbacks come ashore at Levera, how turtle watching works and the rules that protect them.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Underwater view of a school of blue tang and a green stoplight parrotfish grazing over coral heads on a shallow Grenada reef, sunbeams from above

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Grenada Reef Fish Identification: The Species You Will See First

Grenada reef fish identification made simple: parrotfish, tangs, damsels, angelfish, wrasses and more, with the shapes and behaviour that tell them apart.

14/10/2026 9 min read

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