Underwater Photo Location: Sand bar off the coast of Playa del Carmen

Who would have thought we would see 20 bull sharks in the space of 30 minutes within a 5 minute boat ride of the Playa del Carmen beach. There was a slight current which pushed us parallel to the beach. We started at 93 feet and slowly moved up toward the beach and were followed by the sharks up to 60 feet. After we reached 60 feet they seemed to lose interest until we got to the boat. We were quick to get out as the sharks continued to rise in the water column. without the sharks and rays that swam by the site is otherwise a nice sandy beach at depth. Reef quest who we dove with does not feed the sharks but some of the other dive shops in town do. we went out a couple of hours before the other dive shops hit the water.

Facts about Sand bar off the coast of Playa del Carmen

• It is in Mexico
• Sand bar off the coast of Playa del Carmen is in the Gulf Of Mexico.
• The typical depth is 0-30 Metres 0-100 Feet.
• The typical visibility is 10-30 Metres 30-100 Feet.