Corveta Camaquã

Ship specialized in setting up mines, that was transformed into an escort corvette during World War II to protect Brazilian waters. It sank due to bad weather and today rests at a depth of 60 meters. The Corveta Camaquã, adorned on the starboard side, still has several intact pieces, such as cannons and ammunition.

Marine life at this site

Many passing animals can be sighted, such as eagle rays and large schools of several species of fish. Sharks are also commonly seen in this dive.

Based on open species observationswithin ~75 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Grey Atlantic Auger

Hastula cinerea5 obs.

Atlantic Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata2 obs.

Intertidal Zebra Snail

Echinolittorina lineolata1 obs.

Atlantic Rock-boring Urchin

Echinometra lucunter1 obs.

Portuguese Man of War

Physalia physalis1 obs.

Mangrove Tree Crab

Aratus pisonii1 obs.

Mangrove Periwinkle

Littoraria angulifera1 obs.

Thin-fingered Fiddler Crab

Leptuca leptodactyla1 obs.

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Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Eretmochelys imbricata14 obs.

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Mottled Shore Crab

Pachygrapsus transversus2 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Clibanarius sclopetarius2 obs.

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Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas2 obs.

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Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea2 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Fissurella Bruguière, 17891 obs.

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Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Caretta caretta1 obs.

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Caribbean Sea Mat

Palythoa caribaeorum1 obs.

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Haj & rokke

Hypanus guttatus1 obs.