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About this site
Bormes-les-Mimosas sits on the Var coast of the French Riviera, between the Hyeres Islands and the Presqu'ile de Giens to the east and the Rade de Toulon to the west. This stretch of Mediterranean coastline is dotted with small rocky coves and calanques typical of Provence, with dive operators based in nearby ports such as Le Lavandou and Bormes itself.
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.
Striped DolphinStenella coeruleoalbaReported here · unconfirmed
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratusReported here · unconfirmed
Pea UrchinEchinocyamus pusillusReported here · unconfirmed
Purple Heart UrchinSpatangus purpureusReported here · unconfirmed- Genocidaris maculataReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WrasseThalassoma pavoObserved near here · iNaturalist
Mediterranean Rainbow WrasseCoris julisObserved near here · iNaturalist
Mediterranean MorayMuraena helenaObserved near here · iNaturalist
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