St. Elizabeth lies to the southwest end of Jamaica, bordered on the north by St. James and Trelawny, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, on the west by the parish of Westmoreland and on the east by Manchester. The northern and north-eastern sections of the parish are mountainous, while an extensive plain occupies the central and southern districts. Running through this plain from north to south is the Santa Cruz range of mountains which terminates at the southern extreme with a 1,600-foot precipice.
Date: March 5th, 2022
95ft / 29m
78.8F / 26C
Launching from Black River we hired a local fisherman to take us 6 miles offshore. Although the site is called Pinnacle it is more of a plateau, the bottom being approximately 120ft but we mainly stayed on the top between 85-95ft. A light to medium current is not uncommon. Being in the vicinity of a river, the visibility can easily become limited if there's a bit of rain but we lucked out and went on a clear day. The site has a large flat area on top studded with plenty of colourful sponges, gorgonians and black coral. While around the edge to the base of the formation allows for plenty of fish to hide and congregate around. We were happy to capture footage of a couple of African Pompano swimming along!
Date: March 5th, 2022
80ft / 24.3m
78.8F / 26C
A short ride from the Pinnacle 1 site is Pinnacle 2, which is a smaller version sitting on a sandy bottom. On our descent, a large beautiful school of Atlantic spadefish danced for our cameras! The surrounding area was home to colourful coral, sponges, sea fans, sea whips and gorgonians. Swimming above and circling us from time to time were creole wrasse and bar jacks. Occasionally loggerhead turtles can be seen on these sights but none showed up for us.
