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Veleiro Yemanja
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
EntryBoat
Max depth26 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyAtlantic Ocean
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Veleiro Yemanja is a dive site near Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, in the Atlantic Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 26 m. Commonly reported marine life includes nurse sharks, sea turtles, lionfish. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratum
Tiger SharkGaleocerdo cuvier
LionfishPterois volitans- Brazilian Large-eyed StingrayHypanus marianae
Thread HerringOpisthonema oglinum- Whitespotted Smooth-houndMustelus palumbes
Nurse SharksGinglymostomatidae
Sea TurtlesCheloniidae
Nearby sites
- 1Margueritte5.8 km
- 2Servemar X5.8 km
- 3Vapor de Baixo8.0 km
- 4Taurus e Virgo11 km
- 5Virgo14 km
- 6Minuano14 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org