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L'Escala (Costa Brava)

Rocky reef/Wreck
Depth: 5–35 mLevel: Open WaterApril-October
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A town next to the Medes with further wrecks and rocky reefs less crowded than the main reserve.

Depth

5–35 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

20 m

A town next to the Medes with further wrecks and rocky reefs less crowded than the main reserve.

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L'Escala (Costa Brava): 121 documented species

Ecosystem

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Water temperature

19 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best season

April-October

Recommended certification

Wreck Diver

Approx. price

40 USD / dive

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Best season
April-October
Approx. price
40 USD / dive
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Same country: Spain

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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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