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Boa Vista

Reef/Volcanic pelagic
Depth: 5–30 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterJune-November (nesting turtles)
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One of the largest loggerhead turtle nesting areas in the Atlantic, with protected beaches and volcanic reefs.

Depth

5–30 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

20 m

One of the largest loggerhead turtle nesting areas in the Atlantic, with protected beaches and volcanic reefs.

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Boa Vista: 35 documented species

Ecosystem

ReefLarge pelagicsVolcanic

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Same country: Cabo Verde

Same country: Cabo Verde

Same type of dive: Reef, Large pelagics, Volcanic

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Water temperature

24 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best season

June-November (nesting turtles)

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

55 USD / dive

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Best season
June-November (nesting turtles)
Approx. price
55 USD / dive
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Same type of dive: Reef, Large pelagics

Cabo Verde · Central Atlantic
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Blue MarlinVulnerable

Blue Marlin

Makaira nigricans

Greater ArgonautLeast Concern

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

Little TunnyLeast Concern

Little Tunny

Euthynnus alletteratus

Humpback WhaleLeast Concern

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

SkipjackLeast Concern

Skipjack

Katsuwonus pelamis

Red ScorpionfishLeast Concern

Red Scorpionfish

Scorpaena scrofa

Risso's DolphinLeast Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

Portuguese Man-of-warNot Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

Mediterranean Slipper LobsterData Deficient

Mediterranean Slipper Lobster

Scyllarides latus

Striped DolphinLeast Concern

Striped Dolphin

Stenella coeruleoalba

Atlantic Spotted DolphinLeast Concern

Atlantic Spotted Dolphin

Stenella frontalis

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