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Anse Chastanet reef, Soufriere Marine Management Area
Anse Chastanet reef, Soufriere Marine Management Area is a diving and snorkelling in Anse Chastanet bay, Soufriere, St Lucia.
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The island's best-known snorkel reef, starting a few feet from the beach and dropping gradually offshore, with over 150 fish species recorded. SHORE ENTRY, no boat needed.
Inside the SMMA, a genuine community-managed marine protected area co-run by Soufriere fishers, dive operators and government. The EC$3 daily snorkelling fee goes DIRECTLY to SMMA monitoring and management.
Listing details
- Full Address
- Anse Chastanet bay, Soufriere, St Lucia
- Name
- Anse Chastanet reef, Soufriere Marine Management Area
- Sources (internal, verification URLs)
- https://smmainc.com/snorkeling/
- Verified
- hand-verified research, Jul 2026
- Excerpt
- The island's best-known snorkel reef, starting a few feet from the beach and dropping gradually offshore, with over 150 fish species recorded. SHORE ENTRY, no boat needed.
- About
- The island's best-known snorkel reef, starting a few feet from the beach and dropping gradually offshore, with over 150 fish species recorded. SHORE ENTRY, no boat needed.
Inside the SMMA, a genuine community-managed marine protected area co-run by Soufriere fishers, dive operators and government. The EC$3 daily snorkelling fee goes DIRECTLY to SMMA monitoring and management. - Why it is eco / at the source
- Inside the SMMA, a genuine community-managed marine protected area co-run by Soufriere fishers, dive operators and government. The EC$3 daily snorkelling fee goes DIRECTLY to SMMA monitoring and management.
- Country
- Saint Lucia
- Area / Neighbourhood
- Anse Chastanet bay, Soufriere
- City
- Anse Chastanet bay, Soufriere
- Type
- Diving and Snorkelling
- Season (open months)
- Year round; calmest and clearest in the winter and spring dry season
- Ethics
- Self-guided observation only. SMMA and Fisheries rules: never touch or stand on the reef, take nothing. Commercial snorkel tours must use a licensed guide; independent shore snorkelling permitted with the daily fee. No feeding permitted.
- Free to visit
- No
- Brand image
- Last checked
- 2026-07-22
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