Coco Reef Resort & Spa, Tobago. Coconut Bay, Bon Accord Village, Crown Point Tobago.
Coordinates in degrees decimal: N 11.15719, E -60.83902.
Visited in November 2007. Photographer Nigel Thomas. Camera: Sea & Sea 1G with DX1G housing.
Website: http://cocoreef.com (possibly still under construction)
This was the first resort visited with the intention of including information on a leaflet and subsequently inclusion on this website.
The snorkelling at Coco Reef Resort is largely limited to the lagoon area in front of the hotel. An artificial beach fronts the hotel and coastal defence works have been used to create a calm lagoonal area. As this is one of the first sites visited by resortsnorkeller, some of the imagery leaves something to be desired! However, a good variety of species can be observed and new coral growths were evident on the seaward face of the sea defences.
48 species were identified of which 26 were fish.
Produced without the support of the resort.
The lagoon has two entrances, the boat channel to the north is used by small vessels so be careful when snorkeling here. The other entrance is very shallow and rocky and, in certain wave conditions, a swell develops that makes snorkeling uncomfortable.
The beach adjacent the lagoon is made up of fine sand which shelves gently into the lagoon, so the water is very easy to enter and exit.
The rocky sea defences can be seen in this image, wrapping around the western edge of the lagoon. Note that vessel movement outside the lagoon is potentially high, but not close to the rocks.
The lagoon, probably due to the restricted water flow, tends to have a lot of deposited fine sediment over both rock and sand. This is a favourable habitat for species such as these White Mullet, seen shoaling in the open water of the lagoon.
The lagoon, probably due to the restricted water flow, tends to have a lot of deposited fine sediment over both rock and sand. This is a favourable habitat for species such as these White Mullet, seen shoaling in the open water of the lagoon.
The lagoon has two entrances, the boat channel to the north is used by small vessels so be careful when snorkeling here. The other entrance is very shallow and rocky and, in certain wave conditions, a swell develops that makes snorkeling uncomfortable.
The beach adjacent the lagoon is made up of fine sand which shelves gently into the lagoon, so the water is very easy to enter and exit.
The rocky sea defences can be seen in this image, wrapping around the western edge of the lagoon. Note that vessel movement outside the lagoon is potentially high, but not close to the rocks.
The lagoon, probably due to the restricted water flow, tends to have a lot of deposited fine sediment over both rock and sand. This is a favourable habitat for species such as these White Mullet, seen shoaling in the open water of the lagoon.
The lagoon, probably due to the restricted water flow, tends to have a lot of deposited fine sediment over both rock and sand. This is a favourable habitat for species such as these White Mullet, seen shoaling in the open water of the lagoon.
