Shark Junction (Shark Encounter / Shark Alley)
The Freeport/Lucaya reef shark encounter site near an old recompression chamber on a coral reef at about 14–23 m: Caribbean reef sharks of 1.2–2.5 m, sometimes too many to count, with the occasional nurse or hammerhead shark. Divers typically kneel on the sand while a feeder works the sharks. UNEXSO has long run it, but its diving programme is currently listed as returning soon; Sunn Odyssey lists the dive as 'Shark Encounter'.
Facts
- Region: Grand Bahama & Tiger Beach – Bahamas
- Area: Freeport / Lucaya reefs & wrecks
- Depth: 14–23 m
- Level: intermediate
- Current: low
- Type: reef
- Coordinates: 26.468, -78.63 (approximate)
- Highlights: Caribbean reef sharks, green moray eels, groupers, hogfish, angelfish
- Unverified: Position, name and depth differ by source; shown roughly off Lucaya.
- Tips: Names and depths differ by source (Dive-the-World describes a 'Shark Alley' at 14 m marked by an inverted tugboat). Feeding dives are operator-run; sources describe baited dives, so follow the operator's briefing. UNEXSO requires Open Water certification and one prior dive with them (older report).