Medes Islands
Spain · Costa Brava, CataloniaA 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
Water temperature
19 °C
Current
Moderate
Access
Boat
Best time
May-October
Recommended certification
Deep Diver
Approx. price
50 USD / dive
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 (protección autonómica catalana; no forma parte de la red estatal de reservas marinas)
Location
See on the interactive map122 species documented in Medes Islands
EndangeredCoral rojo
Corallium rubrum
Morena mediterránea
Muraena helena
Critically EndangeredNacra
Pinna nobilis
Not EvaluatedPulpo común
Octopus vulgaris
Sargo
Diplodus sargus
Aguja de mar
Syngnathus acus
Alitán
Scyliorhinus stellaris
Almeja fina
Ruditapes decussatus
Critically EndangeredAnguila europea
Anguilla anguilla
Anjova
Pomatomus saltatrix
Araña de mar de nariz larga
Macropodia rostrata
Arca de Noé
Arca noae
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