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About this site
Katsarola lies off Therma, a small spa village on the northeastern coast of Ikaria in the eastern Aegean Sea, along the rocky shoreline near the island's thermal springs, in an area reached by short boat trips from the coastal settlements around Agios Kirykos. It is rated a beginner dive, suiting divers of most experience levels. Divers have also reported grouper and octopus around the site's rocky terrain.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
OctopusOctopusReported here · unconfirmed
Indian LionfishPterois milesReported here · unconfirmed
Loggerhead Sea TurtleCaretta carettaReported here · unconfirmed
GrouperGrouperReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoObserved near here · iNaturalist
Mediterranean Rainbow WrasseCoris julisObserved near here · iNaturalist
European ParrotfishSparisoma cretenseObserved near here · iNaturalist
Black sea urchinArbacia lixulaObserved near here · iNaturalist
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