I never get tired of watching schooling fish on scuba dives.
Puerto Morelos sits right on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef—the largest in the Western Hemisphere and second-largest globally—so “fish storms” are routine here. Expect tight balls of grunts and snappers, shimmering schools of porkfish and spadefish, with jacks and barracuda ghosting the edges. The reef is inside a national marine park, which keeps these aggregations healthy and close.
You can find schools year-round, but conditions are best in the dry season (November–April) when seas are calmer and visibility tends to be higher (though occasional winter nortes can still kick up some chop). The rainy season (May–October)—which overlaps with Atlantic hurricane season (June–November)—brings more passing squalls and variable viz. Even so, the reef’s proximity to shore and its protected status make Puerto Morelos one of the most accessible places in the region for consistent schooling-fish action.
- Country: Mexico
- Dive Shop: Wetset Diving Adventures
- Time: September
- Camera: Panasonic GH5 (Here’s a link to my underwater camera set-up.)
- Video Editing Software: Final Cut Pro X
- Music: Youtube Creators Studio
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