Lost Anchor (Anchora, White Reef)

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When the current goes out of Santa Maria Bay, this is a great way to experience the Lost Anchor and Farol dive sites as a drift dive. On 3 depth levels you can experience lots of underwater creatures.

Typical Capeverdian reef fauna: soldierfish, gruntfish, trumpetfish, small stingrays, moray eels, nudibranchs, octopus and cuttlefish

Dive Activity

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

154 Sightings
J
7
F
10
M
13
A
9
M
9
J
14
J
19
A
16
S
13
O
10
N
11
D
23

Green Turtle

93 Sightings
J
5
F
0
M
13
A
8
M
5
J
14
J
13
A
0
S
0
O
9
N
15
D
11

Loggerhead Turtle

25 Sightings
J
4
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
8
J
5
J
0
A
0
S
8
O
0
N
0
D
0

Stingrays

178 Sightings
J
8
F
15
M
20
A
10
M
9
J
13
J
20
A
12
S
15
O
15
N
19
D
22

Trumpetfish

131 Sightings
J
4
F
6
M
13
A
5
M
9
J
11
J
19
A
14
S
13
O
10
N
15
D
12

Pufferfish

85 Sightings
J
6
F
0
M
11
A
7
M
0
J
12
J
13
A
8
S
6
O
0
N
9
D
13

Nurse Shark

80 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
0
A
14
M
6
J
6
J
11
A
10
S
10
O
7
N
10
D
0

Parrotfish

75 Sightings
J
0
F
6
M
10
A
6
M
0
J
9
J
15
A
11
S
7
O
0
N
0
D
11

Soldierfish

60 Sightings
J
0
F
5
M
9
A
6
M
5
J
0
J
12
A
9
S
6
O
8
N
0
D
0

Goatfish

38 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
9
A
0
M
5
J
0
J
9
A
10
S
5
O
0
N
0
D
0