Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt
Jackfish Alley takes its name from the wide sandy corridor that runs between the coral ledge along the shore and a parallel satellite reef, patrolled by jackfish and other predators. The name also refers to the abundance of jackfish at the site, and older charts call it Fisherman's Bank.
Right at the start of the dive, the first cave runs about 40 m into the reef. A second cave climbs to a wide exit and is completely filled with shoaling glassfish. In a vertical cave, cracks in the ceiling let sunbeams in with a disco glitter ball effect, and at the back lives a colony of pigmy sweepers and hatchet fish. In 2001, technical divers found a deep cave close to the old Jackfish Alley mooring and, further along the wall, another with an even deeper entrance.
There are plenty of jackfish at the site and a barracuda cleaning station, where huge barracuda, turtles, rays and moray eels are regularly seen. Along the drop-off you will often see large numbers of trevallies, spangled emperors, red-toothed triggerfish, tuna and barracudas. Next to it, a large plateau of soft corals is a feeding ground for turtles.
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