Fan Reef
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About this site
Fan Reef, also known as Fantastic Reef, is a small offshore rocky reef in the Castle Rocks area on the False Bay coast of the Cape Peninsula, near Cape Town in South Africa. It is a small, relatively low area of moderately deep reef close to the Miller's Point slipway.
Position. The reef lies about halfway between Miller's Point and Castle Rocks and reaches the 30 m depth contour. It is about 1.1 km from the shore, directly to the west. North Fan Reef lies about 100 m to the north across sand.
The site is in a Marine Protected Area, established in 2004, and a permit is required. It lies entirely inside the Castle Rocks Restricted Zone, although a few small outliers may be outside it.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
- Yellowtail KingfishSeriola lalandiReported here · unconfirmed
Gasflame NudibranchBonisa nakazaReported here · unconfirmed
Spiny StarfishMarthasterias africanaReported here · unconfirmed
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