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Rock wallMarine Protected Area

Cap de Creus

Depth: 5–35 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterMay-October
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The eastern end of the Pyrenees plunging into the sea, with a very rugged rocky relief shaped by the tramontane.

Depth

5–35 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

20 m

Protection status

Parc Natural de Cap de Creus (Catalan regional protection)

Location

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Cap de Creus: 121 documented species

Ecosystem

Wall

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Water temperature

19 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best season

May-October

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

45 USD / dive

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Best season
May-October
Approx. price
45 USD / dive
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Same country: Spain

Spain · Costa Brava, Catalonia
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Greater PipefishLeast Concern

Greater Pipefish

Syngnathus acus

European EelCritically Endangered

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

Greater ArgonautLeast Concern

Greater Argonaut

Argonauta argo

Atlantic Bluefin TunaEndangered

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Thunnus thynnus

Little TunnyLeast Concern

Little Tunny

Euthynnus alletteratus

Common CockleNot Evaluated

Common Cockle

Cerastoderma edule

Common LobsterLeast Concern

Common Lobster

Homarus gammarus

MackerelLeast Concern

Mackerel

Scomber scombrus

Short-snouted SeahorseVulnerable

Short-snouted Seahorse

Hippocampus hippocampus

Red ScorpionfishLeast Concern

Red Scorpionfish

Scorpaena scrofa

European SquidNot Evaluated

European Squid

Loligo vulgaris

Risso's DolphinLeast Concern

Risso's Dolphin

Grampus griseus

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