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    Total Sites
    8
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    30
    Macro Sites
    4
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    Boa Vista: Ancora

    beginner
    Max Depth
    16m
    Region
    Boa Vista
    Marine Life
    Cleaner Shrimp
    Endemic Nudibranch
    Loggerhead Turtle

    Sao Vicente: Areia Branca Wreck

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    18m
    Region
    Sao Vicente
    Marine Life
    Green Turtle
    Lemon Shark
    Sand Tiger Shark

    Boa Vista: Atlantis Reef

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    20m
    Region
    Boa Vista
    Marine Life
    Whitetip Reef Shark
    Common Octopus
    Moray Eel

    Maio: Baia da Santana

    beginner
    Max Depth
    16m
    Region
    Maio
    Marine Life
    Parrotfish
    Moray Eel
    Whitetip Reef Shark

    Boa Vista: Baia das Gatas

    beginner
    Max Depth
    12m
    Region
    Boa Vista
    Marine Life
    Nurse Shark
    Whitetip Reef Shark
    Sand Tiger Shark

    Sao Vicente: Baia das Gatas SV

    beginner
    Max Depth
    10m
    Region
    Sao Vicente
    Marine Life
    Parrotfish
    Cape Verde Seahorse
    Endemic Nudibranch

    Brava: Bajona

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    22m
    Region
    Brava
    Marine Life
    Whitetip Reef Shark
    Parrotfish
    Yellowfin Tuna

    Maio: Barreiro

    beginner
    Max Depth
    14m
    Region
    Maio
    Marine Life
    Cape Verde Seahorse
    Cleaner Shrimp
    Moray Eel

    Maio: Bitchoroco

    advanced
    Max Depth
    30m
    Region
    Maio
    Marine Life
    Green Turtle
    Wahoo
    Nurse Shark

    Sao Vicente: Boca de Lapa

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    22m
    Region
    Sao Vicente
    Marine Life
    Whitetip Reef Shark
    Common Octopus
    Lemon Shark

    Santo Antao: Boca de Pistola

    advanced
    Max Depth
    28m
    Region
    Santo Antao
    Marine Life
    Lemon Shark
    Barracuda
    Yellowfin Tuna

    Raso & Branco Islets: Branco Islet

    advanced
    Max Depth
    28m
    Region
    Raso Branco Islets
    Marine Life
    Lemon Shark
    Green Turtle
    Giant Trevally
    Liveaboard Only

    Sal: Buracona

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    15m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Cleaner Shrimp
    Cape Verde Seahorse
    Loggerhead Turtle

    Boa Vista: Cabo Santa Maria Wreck

    beginner
    Max Depth
    12m
    Region
    Boa Vista
    Marine Life
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Green Turtle
    Endemic Nudibranch

    Santo Antao: Canal de Sao Vicente

    expert
    Max Depth
    35m
    Region
    Santo Antao
    Marine Life
    Lemon Shark
    Giant Trevally
    Nurse Shark

    Sao Nicolau: Carbeirinho

    beginner
    Max Depth
    16m
    Region
    Sao Nicolau
    Marine Life
    Endemic Nudibranch
    Green Turtle
    Cleaner Shrimp

    Maio: Carvoeiro

    beginner
    Max Depth
    15m
    Region
    Maio
    Marine Life
    Endemic Nudibranch
    Green Turtle
    Loggerhead Turtle

    Sal: Chopim

    beginner
    Max Depth
    18m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Cape Verde Seahorse
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Common Octopus

    Santiago: Cidade Velha

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    15m
    Region
    Santiago
    Marine Life
    Moray Eel
    Common Octopus
    Cape Verde Seahorse

    Santo Antao: Cruzinha

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    22m
    Region
    Santo Antao
    Marine Life
    Nurse Shark
    Green Turtle
    Moray Eel

    Boa Vista: Dente de Cao

    advanced
    Max Depth
    30m
    Region
    Boa Vista
    Marine Life
    Barracuda
    Yellowfin Tuna
    Parrotfish

    Brava: Faja d Agua

    advanced
    Max Depth
    25m
    Region
    Brava
    Marine Life
    Wahoo
    Yellowfin Tuna
    Giant Trevally

    Sao Vicente: Fish Valley

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    20m
    Region
    Sao Vicente
    Marine Life
    Wahoo
    Barracuda
    Parrotfish

    Santo Antao: Fontainhas

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    20m
    Region
    Santo Antao
    Marine Life
    Endemic Nudibranch
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Cleaner Shrimp

    Sao Nicolau: Fragata

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    25m
    Region
    Sao Nicolau
    Marine Life
    Yellowfin Tuna
    Whale Shark
    Common Octopus

    Brava: Furna Bay

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    20m
    Region
    Brava
    Marine Life
    Sand Tiger Shark
    Nurse Shark
    Moray Eel

    Maio: Galeao Bay

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    18m
    Region
    Maio
    Marine Life
    Parrotfish
    Moray Eel
    Whitetip Reef Shark

    Sao Vicente: Gruta de Sao Pedro

    beginner
    Max Depth
    12m
    Region
    Sao Vicente
    Marine Life
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Parrotfish
    Common Octopus

    Boa Vista: Ilheu de Sal Rei

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    18m
    Region
    Boa Vista
    Marine Life
    Green Turtle
    Nurse Shark
    Moray Eel

    Maio: Ilheu Laje Branca

    advanced
    Max Depth
    28m
    Region
    Maio
    Marine Life
    Sand Tiger Shark
    Giant Trevally
    Nurse Shark

    Brava: Ilheus Secos

    expert
    Max Depth
    30m
    Region
    Brava
    Marine Life
    Yellowfin Tuna
    Barracuda
    Nurse Shark

    Sal: Jardim das Gorgonias

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    25m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Common Octopus
    Cleaner Shrimp

    Boa Vista: Joao Valente Reef

    advanced
    Max Depth
    25m
    Region
    Boa Vista
    Marine Life
    Wahoo
    Whitetip Reef Shark
    Moray Eel

    Sao Nicolau: Juncalinho

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    22m
    Region
    Sao Nicolau
    Marine Life
    Giant Trevally
    Parrotfish
    Yellowfin Tuna

    Santiago: Lighthouse Reef

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    25m
    Region
    Santiago
    Marine Life
    Nurse Shark
    Sand Tiger Shark
    Common Octopus

    Boa Vista: Manta Reef

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    22m
    Region
    Boa Vista
    Marine Life
    Parrotfish
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Common Octopus

    Boa Vista: Morro de Areia

    beginner
    Max Depth
    15m
    Region
    Boa Vista
    Marine Life
    Parrotfish
    Cape Verde Seahorse
    Endemic Nudibranch

    Maio: Morro

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    22m
    Region
    Maio
    Marine Life
    Nurse Shark
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Endemic Nudibranch

    Fogo: Mosteiros

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    22m
    Region
    Fogo
    Marine Life
    Whitetip Reef Shark
    Common Octopus
    Loggerhead Turtle

    Sao Vicente: MS Brasil Wreck

    advanced
    Max Depth
    25m
    Region
    Sao Vicente
    Marine Life
    Wahoo
    Green Turtle
    Yellowfin Tuna

    Sal: Palao Reef

    beginner
    Max Depth
    15m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Moray Eel
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Parrotfish

    Sal: Palmeira Bay

    beginner
    Max Depth
    12m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Common Octopus
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Endemic Nudibranch

    Santa Luzia & Ilheu do Passa: Passa Islet

    expert
    Max Depth
    30m
    Region
    Santa Luzia
    Marine Life
    Barracuda
    Wahoo
    Lemon Shark
    Liveaboard Only

    Sal: Plane Wreck

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    20m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Common Octopus
    Moray Eel
    Green Turtle

    Boa Vista: Ponta Antonia

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    22m
    Region
    Boa Vista
    Marine Life
    Yellowfin Tuna
    Common Octopus
    Parrotfish

    Sao Vicente: Ponta d Areia

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    20m
    Region
    Sao Vicente
    Marine Life
    Whitetip Reef Shark
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Green Turtle

    Sao Vicente: Ponta da Coluna

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    22m
    Region
    Sao Vicente
    Marine Life
    Green Turtle
    Sand Tiger Shark
    Lemon Shark

    Santiago: Ponta do Atum

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    22m
    Region
    Santiago
    Marine Life
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Parrotfish
    Green Turtle

    Sao Nicolau: Ponta do Barril

    advanced
    Max Depth
    30m
    Region
    Sao Nicolau
    Marine Life
    Nurse Shark
    Moray Eel
    Lemon Shark

    Sal: Ponta do Morrinho

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    18m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Moray Eel
    Green Turtle
    Lemon Shark

    Sao Vicente: Ponta do Sol SV

    advanced
    Max Depth
    28m
    Region
    Sao Vicente
    Marine Life
    Wahoo
    Nurse Shark
    Giant Trevally

    Santo Antao: Ponta do Sol Wall

    advanced
    Max Depth
    30m
    Region
    Santo Antao
    Marine Life
    Sand Tiger Shark
    Common Octopus
    Barracuda

    Maio: Ponta Preta Maio

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    20m
    Region
    Maio
    Marine Life
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Wahoo
    Green Turtle

    Sal: Ponta Preta

    advanced
    Max Depth
    30m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Whitetip Reef Shark
    Nurse Shark
    Lemon Shark

    Sao Nicolau: Praia Branca

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    20m
    Region
    Sao Nicolau
    Marine Life
    Whitetip Reef Shark
    Nurse Shark
    Moray Eel

    Santiago: Praia de Gamboa

    beginner
    Max Depth
    12m
    Region
    Santiago
    Marine Life
    Endemic Nudibranch
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Green Turtle

    Raso & Branco Islets: Raso Islet

    expert
    Max Depth
    30m
    Region
    Raso Branco Islets
    Marine Life
    Yellowfin Tuna
    Nurse Shark
    Sand Tiger Shark
    Liveaboard Only

    Sal: Regona

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    20m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Common Octopus
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Parrotfish

    Santiago: Ribeira da Barca

    beginner
    Max Depth
    16m
    Region
    Santiago
    Marine Life
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Moray Eel
    Cape Verde Seahorse

    Santiago: Santa Maria Bay

    beginner
    Max Depth
    14m
    Region
    Santiago
    Marine Life
    Endemic Nudibranch
    Common Octopus
    Loggerhead Turtle

    Boa Vista: Santa Monica Beach

    beginner
    Max Depth
    10m
    Region
    Boa Vista
    Marine Life
    Green Turtle
    Moray Eel
    Parrotfish

    Sal: Santo Antao Wreck

    advanced
    Max Depth
    30m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Moray Eel
    Whitetip Reef Shark
    Parrotfish

    Fogo: Sao Filipe

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    18m
    Region
    Fogo
    Marine Life
    Moray Eel
    Green Turtle
    Cape Verde Seahorse

    Boa Vista: Shark Alley

    advanced
    Max Depth
    28m
    Region
    Boa Vista
    Marine Life
    Whitetip Reef Shark
    Nurse Shark
    Yellowfin Tuna

    Sal: Shark Bay

    beginner
    Max Depth
    10m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Sand Tiger Shark
    Whitetip Reef Shark

    Sao Nicolau: Tarrafal Bay SN

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    18m
    Region
    Sao Nicolau
    Marine Life
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Green Turtle
    Parrotfish

    Santiago: Tarrafal Bay

    beginner
    Max Depth
    18m
    Region
    Santiago
    Marine Life
    Common Octopus
    Cleaner Shrimp
    Loggerhead Turtle

    Santo Antao: Tarrafal de Monte Trigo

    advanced
    Max Depth
    28m
    Region
    Santo Antao
    Marine Life
    Parrotfish
    Barracuda
    Giant Trevally

    Sal: Tchuklasta

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    22m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Giant Trevally
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Whitetip Reef Shark

    Sal: The Blue Room

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    18m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Cleaner Shrimp
    Whitetip Reef Shark
    Cape Verde Seahorse

    Sal: The Buddha

    beginner
    Max Depth
    16m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Cleaner Shrimp
    Endemic Nudibranch
    Common Octopus

    Sal: The Cavern

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    22m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Sand Tiger Shark
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Moray Eel

    Sal: The Pinnacles

    advanced
    Max Depth
    28m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Barracuda
    Sand Tiger Shark
    Loggerhead Turtle

    Sal: The Pontoon

    beginner
    Max Depth
    15m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Parrotfish
    Common Octopus
    Endemic Nudibranch

    Sal: The Wall (Parede)

    advanced
    Max Depth
    30m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Sand Tiger Shark
    Nurse Shark
    Common Octopus

    Sal: Three Caves

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    20m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Whitetip Reef Shark
    Green Turtle
    Nurse Shark

    Sal: Tile Wreck (Naufragio do Telha)

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    18m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Green Turtle
    Cleaner Shrimp
    Common Octopus

    Sao Vicente: Turtle Bay SV

    beginner
    Max Depth
    16m
    Region
    Sao Vicente
    Marine Life
    Endemic Nudibranch
    Green Turtle
    Moray Eel

    Sal: Turtle Reef

    beginner
    Max Depth
    12m
    Region
    Sal
    Marine Life
    Common Octopus
    Loggerhead Turtle
    Parrotfish

    Boa Vista: Varandinha

    advanced
    Max Depth
    25m
    Region
    Boa Vista
    Marine Life
    Green Turtle
    Barracuda
    Loggerhead Turtle

    Santa Luzia & Ilheu do Passa: Wreck of the Beatrice

    intermediate
    Max Depth
    15m
    Region
    Santa Luzia
    Marine Life
    Green Turtle
    Nurse Shark
    Lemon Shark
    Liveaboard Only
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