About Revisions Calheta do Lagador Biscoitos, Terceira Azores, Portugal Max Depth: 36-40ft/11-12m Average Viz: 51-60ft/16-18m Entry Type: Shore Bottom Composition: Rock Aquatic Life: Might See Something Summer: 71-75°F/22-24°C 11/15/2012 8:01 AM LatitudeAdjustment 3/25/2011 3:32 PM

At Biscoitos, an old whaling village on the north coast of the Terceira Island. This area is made of basalt rock crevices above the sea, being one of the most famous resort of the island. The dive is carried out from the coast, from a platform of cement created in Calheta to serve as a swimming area. This site is somewhat sheltered and shallow, having low currents. Occasionally, as the cove is exposed to open ocean you may need to pay attention to surf. The initial descent is made from the first bay along the coast, until 15 feet depth. The bottom of this bay is formed by small pebble, large blocks of rock which form canyons and crevices. At 33 feet, you can turn towards the Bais das Pombas or turn North and head out to open sea. After leaving the bay, the maximum dive depth is 40 feet. The exit should be south back to the original point of entry.

Many species in the juvenile phase live here in the bottom. Among the rocks and seaweed there are seabreams, parrotfish and a juvenile groupers, schoals of small axillary seabreams and yellow mouth barracudas and several octopus. Although it is of low depth you can see schoals of amberjacks, yellow mouth barracudas and bogue.