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Rock wallMarine Protected Area

Portofino Marine Reserve

Depth: 10–40 mLevel: Advanced Open WaterMay-October
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The Portofino promontory has been regarded for decades as a Mediterranean oasis for the concentration of organisms it holds. There are more than twenty dive sites among walls, rockfalls and wrecks, most of them suitable for novice and experienced divers alike.

Depth

10–40 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

20 m

The most exposed point of the Portofino reserve, with vertical walls covered in Mediterranean red gorgonians.

Protection status

Portofino Marine Protected Area, established in 2000

Sources consulted: Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica (MASE), listado oficial de aree marine protette; it.wikipedia; portofinodivers.com

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Portofino Marine Reserve: 106 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

55 USD / dive

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Best season
May-October
Approx. price
55 USD / dive
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Same country: Italy

Italy · Liguria
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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

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Homarus gammarus

MackerelLeast Concern

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Scomber scombrus

Short-snouted SeahorseVulnerable

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Hippocampus hippocampus

Red ScorpionfishLeast Concern

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Scorpaena scrofa

Sperm WhaleVulnerable

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Physeter macrocephalus

European SquidNot Evaluated

European Squid

Loligo vulgaris

Long-finned Pilot WhaleLeast Concern

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Globicephala melas

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