Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil
The Pedras Secas arch, a symbol of diving in Noronha, collapsed through natural erosion between April 22 and 26, 2024. A tunnel lined with hydrocorals and sponges leads to a canyon with schools of grunts, black margates and squirrelfish, chased by big trevallies. Sea turtles and sharks are usually seen at the end of the dive. There are many sponges, fine-nosed sharks, nurse sharks (lambaru), large barracudas, rays and turtles, and at certain times of year huge schools of sardines circle the rocks. In a scientific study in the archipelago, the alga Turbinaria turbinata appeared only at Pedras Secas among the sites sampled.
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