Ocean Sunfish

Photo: Randy Puckett · CC BY-NC

Mola mola congregate over Princess Alice Bank from July through October, drawn by the dense jellyfish blooms that the upwelling sustains. Individuals weighing over a tonne are regularly sighted drifting near the summit, apparently seeking cleaner fish among the few small reef fish that colonise the pinnacle. This seamount is one of only a handful of reliable mola aggregation sites in the North Atlantic.