Pecio de Peristera (Museo Subacuático de Alonnisos)
Greece · Peristera islet, Alonnisos, Northern SporadesThe wreck of a large classical-era merchant ship, loaded with thousands of amphorae that still lie stacked on the bottom exactly as they came to rest. It was found in 1982 by the Greek diver and fisherman Dimitrios Mavrikis together with his son Kostas, who reported it to the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities; the site was surveyed in 1991 under the direction of Elpida Hadjidaki.
Depth
22–30 m
Recommended level
Advanced Open Water; only with an authorised guide
Current
Moderate
Access
Boat from Alonnisos, with an authorised centre
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Protection status
Parque Nacional Marino de Alonnisos y Espóradas Septentrionales, el mayor área marina protegida de Europa; el pecio está bajo la Éforía de Antigüedades Subacuáticas
Did you know
Se abrió al buceo recreativo en 2020 como Museo Subacuático de Alonnisos, el primero de Grecia. Es un hito normativo: hasta entonces el buceo en yacimientos arqueológicos griegos estaba prohibido casi sin excepción, y este pecio marcó el cambio de política.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (Peristera shipwreck)
102 species documented in Pecio de Peristera (Museo Subacuático de Alonnisos)
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
Argonauta
Argonauta argo
EndangeredAtún rojo
Thunnus thynnus
Bacoreta
Euthynnus alletteratus
Least ConcernBogavante europeo
Homarus gammarus
Bonito atlántico
Sarda sarda
Ecosystem
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