Portofino Marine Reserve
Italy · LiguriaThe 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
Water temperature
19 °C
Current
Moderate
Access
Boat
Best time
May-October
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
55 USD / dive
The most exposed point of the Portofino reserve, with vertical walls covered in Mediterranean red gorgonians.
Protection status
Área Marina Protegida de Portofino, instituida en 2000
Sources consulted: Ministero dell'Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica (MASE), listado oficial de aree marine protette; it.wikipedia; portofinodivers.com
Location
See on the interactive map107 species documented in Portofino Marine Reserve
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
Ecosystem
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