Cape Verde (Sal Island)
Volcanic Atlantic islands with wrecks and one of the few bull shark areas in the eastern Atlantic.
Depth
10–30 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
20 m
Water temperature
24 °C
Current
Moderate
Access
Boat
Best time
All year round
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
55 USD / dive
Location
See on the interactive map43 species documented in Cape Verde (Sal Island)
Least ConcernBallena jorobada
Megaptera novaeangliae
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
Delfín moteado del Atlántico
Stenella frontalis
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
VulnerableJurel
Trachurus trachurus
Not EvaluatedPulpo común
Octopus vulgaris
VulnerableTiburón limón
Negaprion brevirostris
VulnerableTortuga boba
Caretta caretta
Aguja azul del Atlántico
Makaira nigricans
Anjova
Pomatomus saltatrix
Argonauta
Argonauta argo
Bacoreta
Euthynnus alletteratus
Ecosystem
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