Mosquito Pier is easily every local diver’s favorite. The mile long breakwater that was built by the Navy with an old pier at its very end has the character of a wreck. At a maximum depth of 40 feet it boasts an impressive population of hawksbill and green turtles, large swarms of colorful parrot fish over sleek barjacks to enormous French angelfish, large green and smaller goldentail moray eels, Caribbean lobsters, common octopuses, and more species than one can name. Moreover, it is a favorite visiting place for various types of tuna, dolphins, goliath groupers, southern stingrays, and manatees. And very recently we even spotted a Manta ray! Mosquito Pier’s diversity sadly is threatened by its recent opening to recreational fishing. We need help from the global community of divers to protect this unique treasure (Photo right by Edward Lyle Gomez).
Isla Nena Scuba, our PADI dive shop, was born out of our love and respect for the sea and its inhabitants. We are doing our utmost to instill that same passion in our students and to equip them with the skills necessary to be excellent divers and responsible stewards of our ocean planet. And we love to share our local waters with divers from all over the world. Nothing is more gratifying to us than when well traveled divers tell us how much they enjoy diving here. It confirms our suspicion that Vieques does belong on the map of serious dive travel!
Come and find out for yourselves!
-Tania Puell & Arnaud Erhart, Owners of Isla Nena Scuba
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