Zakynthos (tortuga boba)
Greece · Ionian IslandsNear Marino de Zante
The park was created to protect the loggerhead turtle nesting beaches of Laganas Bay, among the most important in the Mediterranean, as well as the monk seal and other species.
Depth
5–30 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
25 m
Water temperature
23 °C
Current
Weak
Access
Boat
Best time
May-October
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
45 USD / dive
Protection status
Parque Nacional Marino de Zante, establecido en diciembre de 1999
Did you know
En su gestión se adoptó deliberadamente un enfoque de abajo arriba, implicando a los actores locales en la vigilancia y la certificación, para que la protección no chocara frontalmente con la economía turística de la isla.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (National Marine Park of Zakynthos); Navily
Location
See on the interactive map1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.
105 species documented in Zakynthos (tortuga boba)
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
VulnerableFoca monje del Mediterráneo
Monachus monachus
Morena mediterránea
Muraena helena
Not EvaluatedPulpo común
Octopus vulgaris
Sargo
Diplodus sargus
VulnerableTortuga boba
Caretta caretta
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
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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Marino de Zante
13 km away
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