Distribution: tropical and subtropical Atlantic and Eastern Pacific, from Rhode Island to Brazil, from Cape Verde to Gabon, and from Baja California to Peru. Belize is one of the best places in the world to snorkel with nurse sharks.
at Caye Caulker Shark Ray Alley (Belize) © 3gcwcaribe
at Preston Bay (Cayman Islands) © nst56
at Not The Grotto (Bahamas) © bigdog
at Akumal (Mexico) © nickydee
at Petite Terre (Guadeloupe) © fabien
at Bahia Principe (Mexico)
at Cayo Alcatracito (Cuba) © cailly-bruno
at Shark Ray Alley (Belize) © pcamus
at Caye Caulker Shark Ray Alley (Belize)
at Shark Ray Alley (Belize)
at Hol Chan Cut (Belize)
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