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PinnacleMarine Protected Area

Medes Islands

Depth: 15–45 mLevel: AdvancedMay-October
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A small archipelago off L'Estartit, one of the most visited dive destinations in the western Mediterranean and a textbook case of grouper populations recovering under protection.

Depth

15–45 m

Recommended level

Advanced

Average visibility

20 m

A deep pinnacle in the Medes, a favourite of technical divers and wide-angle photographers.

Protection status

Parc Natural del Montgrí, les Illes Medes i el Baix Ter (Catalan regional protection; it is not part of the Spanish state network of marine reserves)

Location

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Medes Islands: 121 documented species

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Water temperature

19 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best season

May-October

Recommended certification

Deep Diver

Approx. price

50 USD / dive

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Best season
May-October
Approx. price
50 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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