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About this site
L'Estartit is a coastal town on the Costa Brava in Catalonia, Spain, best known as the mainland gateway for boat dives out to the Medes Islands nature reserve just offshore. The surrounding waters fall within a marine protected area established in the 1980s, which draws diving operations to the town's harbor. Diving here is generally rated at a beginner level, making it an accessible base for those looking to explore the protected waters around the islands.
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.
European Spiny LobsterPalinurus elephasReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Red CoralCorallium rubrumReported here · unconfirmed
Long-snouted SeahorseHippocampus guttulatusReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Bluefin TunaThunnus thynnusReported here · unconfirmed
Mediterranean Rainbow WrasseCoris julisObserved near here · iNaturalist
Mediterranean Red Sea StarEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositusObserved near here · iNaturalist
Ringneck BlennyParablennius pilicornisObserved near here · iNaturalist
Incognito GobyGobius incognitusObserved near here · iNaturalist
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