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Jackfish Alley, Fisherman’s Bank
Jackfish Alley · Sharm el-Sheikh, Red Sea, Egypt
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelIntermediate and up
Water bodyRed Sea
Water temp21–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Dec
About this site
Jackfish Alley, Fisherman’s Bank is a pinnacle and reef dive site near Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt, in the Red Sea. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Best for divers with some experience. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes stingrays, dolphins, groupers, moray eels, jacks. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 21 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Blue-spotted StingrayTaeniura lymma
Sea GoldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
Two-banded AnemonefishAmphiprion bicinctus
Giant MorayGymnothorax javanicus
Masked PufferArothron diadematus
Leopard TorpedoTorpedo panthera
Freckled HawkfishParacirrhites forsteri
Bluespine UnicornfishNaso unicornis
Nearby sites
- 1Eel Garden0.8 km
- 2Ras Burg1.3 km
- 3Ras Muhammed National park1.4 km
- 4Shark Observatory1.5 km
- 5Anemone City2.0 km
- 6Ras Zatar2.1 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Wikidata (CC0) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org