Banco Dollabarat
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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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Alamy-WaterFrame
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Barracuda
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Wrasse
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
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Reef Manta Ray
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Grouper/Basslets
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Triggerfish
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Tuna
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Jackfish
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Parrotfish
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