Puerto Madryn (Península Valdés)

Cold pelagic

Argentina · Patagonia

Profundidad: 5–20 mNivel: Advanced Open WaterJune-December (whales)

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Seasonal snorkelling and diving with southern right whales, which breed in Golfo Nuevo each southern winter.

Depth

5–20 m

Recommended level

Advanced Open Water

Average visibility

10 m

Water temperature

14 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best time

June-December (whales)

Recommended certification

Drysuit Diver

Approx. price

100 USD / dive

Ocean

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Best time: June-December (whales)
Approx. price: 100 USD / dive

Location

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16 species documented in Puerto Madryn (Península Valdés)

Endangered

Orca

Orcinus orca

Least Concern

Ballena franca austral

Eubalaena australis

Vulnerable

Elefante marino del sur

Mirounga leonina

Least Concern

Pingüino de Magallanes

Spheniscus magellanicus

Least Concern

Cormorán imperial

Leucocarbo atriceps

Vulnerable

Anjova

Pomatomus saltatrix

Least Concern

Ballena jorobada

Megaptera novaeangliae

Least Concern

Calderón común

Globicephala melas

Critically Endangered

Cazón

Galeorhinus galeus

Least Concern

Delfín austral

Lagenorhynchus australis

Least Concern

Delfín de Commerson

Cephalorhynchus commersonii

Vulnerable

Franciscana

Pontoporia blainvillei

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Ecosystem

Grandes pelágicos

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