Volcanic/WallÁrea Marina Protegida

El Hierro / La Restinga

Profundidad: 5–40 mNivel: Advanced Open WaterAll year round

A marine reserve of volcanic origin with basalt walls and the most important habitat of the critically endangered angelshark.

Depth

5–40 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

25 m

Water temperature

21 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best time

All year round

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

50 USD / dive

Ocean Marine protected area

Plan your dive

Best time: All year round
Approx. price: 50 USD / dive

Protection status

Reserva Marina de Interés Pesquero Punta de la Restinga - Mar de las Calmas (1.180 ha: 237 de reserva integral y 943 de amortiguación)

UNESCO designation

Reserva de la Biosfera (isla de El Hierro)

Did you know

La reserva sirvió de laboratorio natural durante la erupción submarina de 2011-2012 frente a La Restinga, que permitió estudiar en directo la respuesta de un ecosistema marino protegido a un impacto natural extremo.

Sources consulted: MAPA - Reservas Marinas de España; FAO-GFCM (MedPAN)

Location

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103 species documented in El Hierro / La Restinga

Critically Endangered

Angelote

Squatina squatina

Least Concern

Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Least Concern

Delfín mular

Tursiops truncatus

Not Evaluated

Pulpo común

Octopus vulgaris

Vulnerable

Tortuga boba

Caretta caretta

Least Concern

Abadejo

Pollachius pollachius

Vulnerable

Aguja azul del Atlántico

Makaira nigricans

Least Concern

Aguja de mar

Syngnathus acus

Near Threatened

Alitán

Scyliorhinus stellaris

Not Evaluated

Almeja fina

Ruditapes decussatus

Critically Endangered

Anguila europea

Anguilla anguilla

Vulnerable

Anjova

Pomatomus saltatrix

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Ecosystem

ParedVolcánico

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