Carrot Shoal
Peter Island · British Virgin Islands
Carrot Shoal is a submerged rocky ridge off the southwestern end of Peter Island, close to Carrot Rock, and it is one of the better intermediate dives in the area. The ridge runs along the seabed with boulders, ledges and overhangs that hold a lot of life in a relatively compact area.
What you will see at Carrot Shoal
The terrain is the draw. Soft corals and sea fans cover the rock, lobster and moray tuck into the ledges, and the schooling fish along the ridge attract larger predators — jacks and barracuda are regular, and rays cross the sand either side.
It is an exposed site on the southern side of the island, which means it is condition-dependent. Current can run along the ridge and the swell reaches it, so it is dived on settled days and is usually one of the first sites dropped when the weather turns.
Getting there on your crewed charter
Best arranged through a dive operator who can read the day. Pair it with Deadman’s Bay on the north side of Peter Island for a sheltered afternoon afterwards.