Batelao (Wreck)

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Batelao (Wreck)

★★★★☆ (1,336)

The wreck of this barge rests at 27 meters deep on a sandy bottom. Located off the mouth of the Douro River, approximately 3 nautical miles from land, and is accessible only by boat.

Possibility of observing countless species of marine fauna such as pouting, mackerel, sardines, octopuses, congers and some species of crustaceans in which the velvet crabs stand out.

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Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 300

Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
Octopus

Octopus
282 Sightings
J
6
F
4
M
11
A
10
M
11
J
45
J
104
A
51
S
22
O
9
N
4
D
5

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 190

Alamy-Water Frame
Conger Eel

Conger Eel
192 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
5
M
8
J
30
J
95
A
39
S
12
O
0
N
3
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 7000

iStock-Michael Zeigler
Crab

Crab
105 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
0
A
5
M
6
J
15
J
42
A
23
S
8
O
0
N
3
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 120

AdobeStock-Composer.
Flounder

Flounder
60 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
0
A
4
M
0
J
10
J
29
A
14
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 40

iStock-wrangel
Triggerfish

Triggerfish
45 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
30
A
11
S
0
O
0
N
2
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 300

Shutterstock_DiveIvanov
Squid

Squid
40 Sightings
J
3
F
0
M
5
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
19
A
10
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
3

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 3400

Shutterstock-Shane Gross
Shrimp

Shrimp
30 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
20
A
10
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species approx.: 120

SSI-Peter-Schinck
Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish
14 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
4
A
4
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
4
N
2
D
0

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