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Azores (Princess Alice Bank)

Oceanic pelagic
Depth: 15–40 mLevel: Advanced, drift divingJune-October
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A seamount out in the Atlantic where deep-water pelagic species converge.

Depth

15–40 m

Recommended level

Advanced, drift diving

Average visibility

30 m

Location

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Azores (Princess Alice Bank): 93 documented species

Ecosystem

Large pelagics

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Water temperature

23 °C

Current

Strong

Access

Liveaboard

Best season

June-October

Recommended certification

Advanced Open Water

Approx. price

150 USD / dive

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Best season
June-October
Approx. price
150 USD / dive
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Same country: Portugal

Portugal · Atlantic Ocean
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Blue MarlinVulnerable

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

Greater PipefishLeast Concern

Greater Pipefish

Syngnathus acus

European EelCritically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

Atlantic Bluefin TunaEndangered

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

Little TunnyLeast Concern

Little Tunny

Euthynnus alletteratus

Blue WhaleEndangered

Blue Whale

Balaenoptera musculus

Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

MackerelLeast Concern

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Short-snouted SeahorseVulnerable

Short-snouted Seahorse

Hippocampus hippocampus

Red ScorpionfishLeast Concern

Red Scorpionfish

Scorpaena scrofa

Sperm WhaleVulnerable

Sperm Whale

Physeter macrocephalus

European SquidNot Evaluated

European Squid

Loligo vulgaris

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