Visiting Laje de Santos Marine State Park



school of yellowstripe grunt (haemulon chrysargyreum)


public use allowed under park rules ensure conservation , appreciation of local ecosystems. scuba diving , boating allowed in park. boats no longer allowed anchor, diving boats may use mooring buoys. visitors may not capture or collect marine or terrestrial organism, except permitted scientific research, must not land on island or reefs without prior authorization, , must refrain activities cause physical damage or pollution.


diving areas include portinho on sheltered north coast of laje, smooth rocky slope presents little difficulty diver. inhabited many benthic fish , invertebrates, , sea turtles present. boca da baleia (whale s mouth) rock formation on south side of laje de santos many fish , turtles found, depth of 18 metres (59 ft). ponta leste (east point) of laje de santos descends 29 metres (95 ft). halfway down common see southern stingray, large groupers, atlantic wreckfish , atlantic goliath groupers. nearer surface there many turtles , assorted shoals of fish. naufrágio moréia (moray wreck) deliberately wrecked iron fishing boat sunk in 1995 create artificial reef. boat disintegrating, should not entered.


it home invertebrates such anemones , gorgonians, crustaceans, groupers, sargos, white grunt (haemulon plumierii) , salema porgys.








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