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 & Environmental Conditions
Top Wildlife Sightings
Most frequently spotted marine life based on dive logs
#1
Stingrays
171
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#2
Moray Eel
149
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#3
Trumpetfish
130
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#4
Green Turtle
88
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#5
Pufferfish
86
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#6
Parrotfish
83
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#7
Nurse Shark
79
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#8
Soldierfish
66
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#9
Surgeonfish
41
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#10
Goatfish
38
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