Brazil
Octopuses and slipper lobsters are common at the site, which also has rare species such as the sea urchin Diadema antillarum. Rare around the islands off the Rio de Janeiro coast, this urchin has spines about 30 cm long and can injure anyone who touches it.
Like the other Cagarras islands, Ilha Comprida is made of granitic-gneissic rock, mainly the Pão-de-Açúcar Granite. Comprida is the most visited island in the archipelago, especially its more sheltered northern part. From Posto 6, in Copacabana, it lies about 6 km away, around 15 minutes by speedboat.
The site is heavily frequented by sport and recreational boats and by scuba divers, and the level of activity varies with the time of year and between weekdays and weekends. There is intense recreational hand-line fishing near the limits of the conservation unit. Fishing gear snagged on the rock can cause incidents with visitors and with native wildlife, which is why removing it from the bottom is recommended.
Information on this page, including technical data such as depth, current, visibility, access, and recommended level, is informational and may vary. Confirm actual conditions with a local operator before the dive.
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