Artificial Reef
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About this site
The Artificial Reef is a man-made reef off Pernera in Cyprus, a five minute boat ride from the Golden Coast fishing shelter. It was a project run with the Cyprus Fisheries Department, completed in 2015, and has since become a breeding ground for a variety of marine life.
Large fishing nets, concrete pipes, boulders and concrete blocks make up the structure, all connected by a guideline along the seabed. Divers can see schools of amberjack or barracuda, plenty of rainbow wrasse and groupers, and with luck nudibranchs or a turtle feeding in the seagrass.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
BarracudaBarracudaConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
GrouperGrouperConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
NudibranchNudibranchConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoReported here · unconfirmed
Flavimaculosus PufferTorquigener flavimaculosusReported here · unconfirmed
Rivulated RabbitfishSiganus rivulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean DamselfishChromis chromisReported here · unconfirmed
Red Sea GoatfishParupeneus forsskaliReported here · unconfirmed
Silver PufferLagocephalus sceleratusReported here · unconfirmed
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratusReported here · unconfirmed
WrasseWrasseConfirmed present · 2 independent sources
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