Algarve
Portugal · Atlantic Ocean
Portugal's southern coast combines dramatic limestone cliffs, cold Atlantic upwelling, and a rich diversity of Atlantic species that rarely appear in warmer European waters. From the protected granite outcrops of the Berlengas reserve to the deep seamounts off Aljezur and the cargo wrecks near Sagres, the Algarve rewards divers who embrace temperate conditions.
How this reef is doing
ⓘ How we measure thisReef state
Live science signals for this reef are still being gathered.
Coral cover
Fish life
Heat
Fishing
Open to fishing, and the water is busy.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
27 species across the dive sites here
Greylag Goose
Seen 24 days ago
at Aljezur Seamount
Least concern
Northern Gannet
Seen 26 days ago
at Berlengas Islands
Least concern
Iberian Magpie
Seen 29 days ago
at Ponta da Piedade
Least concern
White Stork
Seen 1 month ago
at Ponta da Piedade
Least concern
Marbled Crab
Seen 1 month ago
at Ponta da Piedade
White Italian Snail
Seen 1 month ago
at Sagres Wrecks
European Stonechat
Seen 1 month ago
at Sagres Wrecks
Carbonell’S Wall Lizard
Seen 1 month ago
at Berlengas Islands
Vulnerable
Thekla'S Lark
Seen 2 months ago
at Sagres Wrecks
Least concern
European Shag
Seen 2 months ago
at Berlengas Islands
Least concern
Iberian Grey Shrike
Seen 2 months ago
at Aljezur Seamount
Vulnerable
Snakelocks Anemone
Seen 2 months ago
at Ponta da Piedade
European Conger
Seen 3 months ago
at Sagres Wrecks
Least concern
Spiny Spider Crab
Seen 3 months ago
at Ponta da Piedade
Ruddy Turnstone
Seen 3 months ago
at Berlengas Islands
Near threatened
Spiny Starfish
Seen 7 months ago
at Berlengas Islands
Atlantic Bonito
Seen 7 months ago
at Sagres Wrecks
Least concern
Western Psammodromus
Seen 10 months ago
at Aljezur Seamount
Least concern
Ballan Wrasse
Seen 11 months ago
at Berlengas Islands
Least concern
Conger Eel
Seen Jun 2025
at Berlengas Islands
Least concern
Balearic Shearwater
Seen May 2025
at Aljezur Seamount
Critically endangered
Thornback Ray
Seen Oct 2024
at Ponta da Piedade
Near threatened
Gorgonian Sea Fan
Seen year round
at Aljezur Seamount
Vulnerable
Wreckfish
Seen year round
at Berlengas Islands
Blue Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Sagres Wrecks
Near threatened
Common Thresher Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Aljezur Seamount
Vulnerable
Ocean Sunfish
Seasonal visitor
at Aljezur Seamount
Vulnerable
Dive sites
Berlengas Islands
conger eel · wreckfish · ballan wrasse · carbonell’s wall lizard
Sagres Wrecks
blue shark · european conger · atlantic bonito · european stonechat
Aljezur Seamount
ocean sunfish · common thresher shark · gorgonian sea fan · iberian grey shrike
Ponta da Piedade
spiny spider crab · snakelocks anemone · thornback ray · white stork