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Arraia Divers Alex Adams Dived in Arraia Reef

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Terceira, Azores

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Picture taken at Arraia Reef. Uploaded by Arraia Divers Alex Adams on Jun 20, 2018 Picture taken at Arraia Reef. Uploaded by Arraia Divers Alex Adams on Jun 20, 2018
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Species encountered on this dive
Moray Eel
Stingray
Octopus
Grey Triggerfish
John Dory
Nudibranch
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avatar Arraia Divers Alex Adams 6 years ago
Arraia Reef is located in a bay (Silveria swimming zone) sheltered from the wind and currents by Monte Brasil, the volcano of Angra do Heroismo. This dive site is a mix between a shallow rocky bottom where fish and other organisms shelter, feed and mate as well as a large sandy area that gets progressively deeper as one swims outwards from the bay. In terms of the diversity of species that can be seen throughout the year, it is one of the richest reefs of the island; many species of the wrasse family, 3 species of rays, 3 species of morays, octopuses, large schools of fish during the summer, nudibranchs,…