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Nurse Shark Lodge is named after the many caverns that are considered to be the shark's sleeping lodge.

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Name divesite: Nurse Shark Lodge
Depth: 30-140ft (9-42m) and deeper
Visibility: 50-200ft (15-60m) and more
Accessibility: Shore, Boat, Live-aboard
Time to visit: All year around
Inserted/Added by: Lighthouse Reef Scuba Dive Cabins
Specifications: Cave, This is a cave or large cavern dive, specialty not always required. Fish, This dive has a lot of marine life. Wall, Diving next to a huge vertical wall of coral or sand.

East of the Aquarium, on the same reef, lies Nurse Shark Lodge, a wall that plunges steeply into deep water all along this section of northern Long Caye. It offers great diving, but the site is singled out by dive charters because it constantly features large marine life.

Dive site names are often drawn from physical characteristics of the site or from exciting animal sightings. This site is no exception, regularly offering shark sightings, although I've not seen any during my dives here. The "Lodge" portion of the name refers to shallow caves that riddle the reefs and are reportedly used as sleeping quarters for sharks.

Why sharks persistently visit here is not known, but elsewhere in the world they are attracted to a particular promontory because of unusually rich feeding conditions. Whatever the reason for their presence here, sharks are a thrilling site for any diver.

Spur-and-groove formations that dominate here are also excellent for photography of corals, sponges and a variety of other invertebrates. Reef fish also like the many nooks, crannies and alleys that make excellent hiding places and predator escape routes.


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Aquarium is a sheer drop-off with a wide abundance of fish life and varied invertebrate life on the reef's top. Aquarium is a sheer drop-off with a wide abundance of fish life and varied invertebrate life on the reef's top.