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Wall/CaveMarine Protected Area

Kornati Islands

Near Kornati

Depth: 5–35 mLevel: Open WaterMay-October
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An archipelago of 89 islands, islets, reefs and rocks, the densest in the Mediterranean, with no permanent population. It accounts for around 12% of all the islands along the Croatian coast.

Depth

5–35 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

25 m

Protection status

Kornati National Park, protected since 1980; around 220 km². It is the largest marine protected area in Croatia

Did you know?

Independent diving is not allowed: park regulations require you to dive with organised groups from authorised centres, and only in nine designated dive zones. That restriction is part of the reason the seabed remains as it is.

Sources consulted: find-croatia.com; expatincroatia.com; welcome-center-croatia.com; littlewhiteport.com

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1 park within 30 km.

Kornati Islands: 93 documented species

Ecosystem

WallCave / cenote

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Water temperature

21 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best season

May-October

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

50 USD / dive

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Best season
May-October
Approx. price
50 USD / dive
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Same country: Croatia

Croatia · Adriatic Sea
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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 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

Blue CrabNot Evaluated

Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

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