Banco Dollabarat

★★★★☆ (101)

A huge seamount located on the protected offshore area of São Miguel and Santa Maria Islands. With water coming from deeps more than 200 m to the surface (Dollabarat for instance is a dive point that can start just of around 5 meters from the surface). All this create an upwelling flow of the nutrients.

Big tunas, wahoo, barracudas, big groupers (mero), triggerfish and sometimes are passing by dolphins, whales and whale sharks.

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Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 200

Moray Eel

12 Sightings
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Total number of species: 27

Barracuda

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Total number of species: 600

Wrasse

5 Sightings
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

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Reef Manta Ray

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Total number of species: 250

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Total number of species: 40

Triggerfish

6 Sightings
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Total number of species: 15

Tuna

6 Sightings
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Total number of species: 40

Jackfish

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Total number of species: 100

Parrotfish

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Total number of species: 80

Stingrays

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Total number of species: 110

Snapper

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Total number of species: 350

Damselfish

2 Sightings
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Total number of species: 250

Scorpionfish

1 Sightings
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Total number of species: 3

Cornetfish

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Total number of species: 3000

Nudibranch

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