Baixa da Barca
One of three reefs in the Pico–Faial channel, about 2 nautical miles north of the Madalena islets. The peak is at about 20 m, and the 30–50 m flank has corridors and platforms with dusky grouper, forkbeard, barred hogfish and island grouper. Seasonal schools of barracuda, Almaco jack and bonito at the top; schools of blue jack mackerel draw devil rays, ocean sunfish and other pelagics. A challenging dive.
depth: 20–55 m