Parcel Novo lies on the same alignment as the Calhaus, further west, and its top is always submerged. The rock is heavily encrusted with invertebrates, and there are encounters with olhos-de-boi, olhetes, xaréus and serranídeos.
The site is within the Parque Estadual Marinho da Laje de Santos, created on 27/09/1993 by State Decree No. 37.537 and the first marine park among São Paulo's conservation units. The Park has more than 196 species of reef fish, including elasmobranchs, and in July 2009 it had the first-ever record of a young tubarão-baleia. The manta ray is the Park's symbol animal and tends to appear in its waters most often from May to August. In the area, the water tends to be around 22 °C and can reach 27 °C from mid-January until the arrival of autumn.
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