Baixa das Âncoras
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This rocky area used to be an anchorage for boats visiting the Port of Vila Franca. It is characterized by having several scattered anchors from different periods, some of which are still intact.
Species that can be spotted are stingray, round Stingray, grey mullet, axillary seabream, red porgy, wrasse, bastard grunt, blacktail comber, Triton, axillary wrasse, white seabream
Dive Activity & Environmental Conditions
Top Wildlife Sightings
Most frequently spotted marine life based on dive logs
#1
Grouper/Basslets
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#2
Moray Eel
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#3
Stingrays
28
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#4
Triggerfish
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#5
Parrotfish
25
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#6
Barracuda
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#7
Scorpionfish
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#8
Eagle Ray
7
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#9
Wrasse
7
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#10
Damselfish
7
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