Cavala, Sal - Sal
Cavala, Sal, takes you down to 33 metres, an intermediate dive that often has a bit of a kick with the current. We typically drift along, looking for larger pelagics like tuna and wahoo that cruise through the deeper water. It's a blue water experience, less about intricate reef features and more about who might pass by in the open. Best for divers comfortable with depth and current, keen on spotting bigger fish.
- Location
- Sal, Cape Verde, Indian Ocean & East Africa
- Coordinates
- 16.582300, -22.917100
- Maximum Depth
- 33m
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Marine Protected Area: Reserva Natural Ponta de Sinó
Nearby Dive Sites in Sal
Nearest Dive Centres to Cavala, Sal
Marine Life in Sal
Home to 29 recorded species including 17 reef fish, 9 whales & dolphins, 1 other, 1 hard corals, 1 sea cucumbers.
Notable Species
- Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) - Whales & Dolphins
- loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)
- rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) - Whales & Dolphins
- Blue-white Dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) - Whales & Dolphins
- Baleares Conger (Ariosoma balearicum) - Reef Fish
- Sharpnose Pufferfish (Canthigaster rostrata) - Reef Fish
- Bigscale (Scopelogadus mizolepis) - Reef Fish
- Cowfish (Tursiops truncatus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Spotted Lanternfish (Myctophum nitidulum) - Reef Fish
- Lanternfish (Hygophum benoiti) - Reef Fish
- Bigtooth Cardinalfish (Paroncheilus affinis) - Reef Fish
- Devonshire cup coral (Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii) - Hard Corals
- Dorado (Coryphaena hippurus) - Reef Fish
- Blackfish (Globicephala macrorhynchus) - Whales & Dolphins
- Snipe Eel (Nemichthys scolopaceus) - Reef Fish
- Bridled Dolphin (Stenella attenuata) - Whales & Dolphins
- Lesser Bream (Brama dussumieri) - Reef Fish
- Moonfish (Mola mola) - Reef Fish
- Bogue (Boops boops) - Reef Fish
- harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) - Whales & Dolphins