Brenha (Wreck)

★★★★☆ (172)

This is the wreck of a trawling vessel located northwest of the Guilhada rock, Mindelo. She is on a sandy bottom, leaning against a stone, tumbled to starboard 27 meters deep. This site is accessible only by boat.

There is a possibility to observe pout, wrasse, octopus, congrer eels, and some species of crustaceans, namely lobster.

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Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 300

Octopus

22 Sightings
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Total number of species: 600

Wrasse

15 Sightings
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Total number of species: 190

Conger Eel

35 Sightings
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20
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Total number of species: 7000

Crab

33 Sightings
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Total number of species: 3400

Shrimp

21 Sightings
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2
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15
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Total number of species: 55

Lobster

3 Sightings
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