Side Underwater Museum
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About this site
110 sculptures placed on the seabed between 5 and 25 m off Side, opened 2015, forming one of the Mediterranean's larger artificial-reef museums. Open Water divers go with local dive centres by boat. Water from about 17 °C in winter to 28 °C in summer. Coordinates are approximate.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Marbled CrabPachygrapsus marmoratusReported here · unconfirmed
Atlantic Blue CrabCallinectes sapidusReported here · unconfirmed
Common Moon CrabMatuta victorReported here · unconfirmed
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