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Hotels, dive operators, gear, and how to get here are on the Fernando de Noronha location page.
Overview
Volcanic pinnacle off Fernando de Noronha's southwest tip with caves, arches, and a steep wall drop. Lemon sharks rest in the crevices, schools of jacks crowd the summit, and resident spinner dolphins frequently pass through. Visibility regularly exceeds 30 m.
What you'll see
4 species curated- year-roundLemon shark
- year-roundSpinner dolphin
- year-roundHawksbill turtle
- year-roundSchooling jack
Sightings evidence
1 record on file- high confidenceLemon shark
- Last confirmed
- Mar 2026
- Recent records
- 130 within 10 km
Sources & methodology
How we summarise this
We aggregate confirmed occurrence records from GBIF and OBIS within a fixed radius of each dive site. Occurrence records confirm presence and reveal seasonality clustering, but they DO NOT measure per-dive probability — there is no eligible-effort denominator. We deliberately do not publish a numeric '% chance of sighting' from this data.
Sources
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility — GBIF Secretariat
- Ocean Biodiversity Information System — IOC-UNESCO
- iNaturalist — California Academy of Sciences & National Geographic Society
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — International Union for Conservation of Nature
- Wildbook (Sharkbook, Whale Shark, Manta Matcher) — Wild Me
- OBIS-SEAMAP — Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab / OBIS
- WoRMS — World Register of Marine Species — Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
- FishBase — FishBase Consortium
- Atlas of Living Australia — CSIRO / GBIF Australia
- REEF Volunteer Fish Survey — Reef Environmental Education Foundation
Conditions
| Month | Water | Visibility | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26–28 °C | 20–35 m | moderate |
| Feb | 26–28 °C | 20–35 m | moderate |
| Mar | 26–28 °C | 20–35 m | moderate |
| Apr | 26–28 °C | 20–35 m | moderate |
| May | 26–28 °C | 20–35 m | moderate |
| Jun | 26–28 °C | 20–35 m | moderate |
| Jul | 26–28 °C | 20–35 m | moderate |
| Aug | 26–28 °C | 20–35 m | moderate |
| Sep | 26–28 °C | 20–35 m | moderate |
| Oct | 26–28 °C | 20–35 m | moderate |
| Nov | 26–28 °C | 20–35 m | moderate |
| Dec | 26–28 °C | 20–35 m | moderate |
Season calendar
Peak season highlighted · current month outlined
Gear for this site
Beyond the basic kit- SMB + reel — Drift exits over open water.
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