Boa Vista
Cape Verde · Atlantic Ocean
The easternmost island of Cape Verde anchors one of the Atlantic's most underrated dive destinations, where whale sharks cruise Santa Monica Bay from February through May and loggerhead turtles nest on beaches surrounded by reef walls alive with rays and barracuda.
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 fairly quiet.
Sources · Global Fishing Watch and reef gravity
What you will see
17 species across the dive sites here
Bar-Tailed Lark
Seen 28 days ago
at Santa Monica Bay
Least concern
Brown-Necked Raven
Seen 29 days ago
at Santa Monica Bay
Least concern
Kentish Plover
Seen 2 months ago
at Santa Monica Bay
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Seen 3 months ago
at Sal Rei Wrecks
Vulnerable
Loggerhead Turtle
Seen 5 months ago
at Ervatão Reef
Vulnerable
Sanderling
Seen 6 months ago
at Santa Monica Bay
Least concern
Nurse Shark
Seen 6 months ago
at Ervatão Reef
Vulnerable
African Pompano
Seen year round
at João Valentin
Least concern
Common Octopus
Seen year round
at Sal Rei Wrecks
Least concern
Great Barracuda
Seen year round
at Santa Monica Bay
Least concern
Hawksbill Turtle
Seen year round
at Ervatão Reef
Critically endangered
Red Lionfish
Seen year round
at Sal Rei Wrecks
Least concern
Spotted Eagle Ray
Seen year round
at Santa Monica Bay
Endangered
Spotted Moray
Seen year round
at Sal Rei Wrecks
Least concern
Oceanic Manta Ray
Seasonal visitor
at João Valentin
Endangered
Scalloped Hammerhead
Seasonal visitor
at João Valentin
Critically endangered
Whale Shark
Seasonal visitor
at Santa Monica Bay
Endangered
Dive sites
Santa Monica Bay
whale shark · spotted eagle ray · great barracuda · kentish plover
Ervatão Reef
loggerhead turtle · hawksbill turtle · nurse shark · kentish plover
Sal Rei Wrecks
common octopus · spotted moray · red lionfish · kentish plover
João Valentin
scalloped hammerhead · oceanic manta ray · african pompano · kentish plover