Chafarinas Islands
Spain · Alboran SeaA Spanish national game refuge off the Moroccan coast, with one of the most strictly protected grouper populations in the Mediterranean.
Depth
5–30 m
Recommended level
Advanced Open Water
Average visibility
20 m
Water temperature
19 °C
Current
Moderate
Access
Boat
Best time
May-October
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
50 USD / dive
A Spanish national game refuge off the Moroccan coast, with one of the most strictly protected grouper populations in the Mediterranean.
Protection status
Refugio Nacional de Caza y ZEPA; acceso muy restringido
Location
See on the interactive map124 species documented in Chafarinas Islands
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
Least ConcernGaviota de Audouin
Ichthyaetus audouinii
Morena mediterránea
Muraena helena
Critically EndangeredNacra
Pinna nobilis
Not EvaluatedPulpo común
Octopus vulgaris
Sargo
Diplodus sargus
VulnerableTortuga boba
Caretta caretta
Aguja de mar
Syngnathus acus
Alitán
Scyliorhinus stellaris
Almeja fina
Ruditapes decussatus
Critically EndangeredAnguila europea
Anguilla anguilla
Anjova
Pomatomus saltatrix
Ecosystem
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