São Miguel
Portugal · Azores
The largest island in the Azores archipelago sits atop one of the Atlantic's richest upwelling zones, drawing blue whales, sperm whales, manta rays, and blue sharks year-round to waters that shift between tropical warmth and cold Atlantic surge.
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
24 species across the dive sites here
Azores Chaffinch
Seen 21 days ago
at Dollabarat
Eurasian Blackbird
Seen 22 days ago
at Dollabarat
Least concern
European Robin
Seen 22 days ago
at Dollabarat
Least concern
Atlantic Parrotfish
Seen 23 days ago
at Vila Franca do Campo Islet
Least concern
Madeira Lizard
Seen 23 days ago
at Dollabarat
Least concern
Loggerhead Turtle
Seen 27 days ago
at Vila Franca do Campo Islet
Vulnerable
East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab
Seen 28 days ago
at Dollabarat
Boarfish
Seen May 2025
at Princess Alice Bank
Least concern
Blue Shark
Seen year round
at Dollabarat
Near threatened
Conger Eel
Seen year round
at Formigas Islet
Least concern
Great Barracuda
Seen year round
at Vila Franca do Campo Islet
Least concern
Mediterranean Moray
Seen year round
at Formigas Islet
Least concern
Salema
Seen year round
at Formigas Islet
Least concern
Blue Marlin
Seasonal visitor
at Dollabarat
Vulnerable
Giant Devil Ray
Seasonal visitor
at Princess Alice Bank
Critically endangered
Ocean Sunfish
Seasonal visitor
at Princess Alice Bank
Vulnerable
Scalloped Hammerhead
Seasonal visitor
at Princess Alice Bank
Critically endangered
Shortfin Mako
Seasonal visitor
at Dollabarat
Endangered
Almaco Jack
Rare sighting
at Princess Alice Bank
Least concern
Black Moray
Rare sighting
at Formigas Islet
Least concern
Dusky Grouper
Rare sighting
at Formigas Islet
Grey Triggerfish
Rare sighting
at Formigas Islet
Vulnerable
Ornate Wrasse
Rare sighting
at Formigas Islet
Least concern
Yellowmouth Barracuda
Rare sighting
at Formigas Islet
Least concern
Dive sites
Princess Alice Bank
ocean sunfish · scalloped hammerhead · giant devil ray · almaco jack
Dollabarat
blue shark · blue marlin · shortfin mako · azores chaffinch
Formigas Islet
mediterranean moray · conger eel · salema · dusky grouper
Vila Franca do Campo Islet
loggerhead turtle · great barracuda · atlantic parrotfish · azores chaffinch