Dive-site story
Located off the southwest coast of Bonaire, Salt Pier is an operational loading facility for Cargill salt works that doubles as one of the Caribbean's premier pier dives. Diving here revolves around the vast underwater forest of steel pylons heavily encrusted in corals and sponges. Sunlight filtering through the pier structure creates dramatic lighting conditions that attract underwater photographers and schooling fish.
Dense clusters of pillar structures covered in tube sponges, cup corals, and brain corals
Large schools of French grunts and schoolmaster snappers sheltering in the pier shade
Frequent encounters with resident green sea turtles grazing nearby shallow sea grass beds
Macro life sheltering in pylon crevices, including cryptic frogfish and seahorses
Location
Use the map to plan with your operator and confirm the exact entry point on the day.
Seasonality
Diving conditions remain reliable throughout the year across southern Bonaire.
Marine life
| Species | Likelihood | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Sea TurtleChelonia mydas | Common | ||||||||||||
| TarponMegalops atlanticus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Great BarracudaSphyraena barracuda | Common | ||||||||||||
| Longsnout SeahorseHippocampus reidi | Seasonal | ||||||||||||
| French GruntHaemulon flavolineatum | Common |
Marine forecast
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