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Punta Vessinaro

Italia, Regione Liguria
Area Marina Protetta di Portofino
Zona B
Punta Vessinaro

LAT
LONG
Reference system

44°18’15.02”N
9°11’54.24”E
WGS 84

Maximum depth
Difficulty

35 m
Medium

Estimated number of dives carried out on the site per year
1254 (estimates for the year 2020)

Attention
FRAGILE

SPAMI
species

Diving

Natural

Permit
required

 

Medium
frequented

 

Description of the site of natural interest

Descend along the chain of the mooring buoy, but it is preferable, at a depth of about 10 m, to head towards the wall in a westerly direction. Continuing the descent we find large overlapping boulders that create ravines where dusky groupers (Epinephelus marginatus) find refuge. Here we also find conger (Conger conger), mediterranean moray (Muraena helena) and brown meagre (Sciaena umbra). Continuing on the 35 m we come to a wall where there are large gorgonians. From here it is advisable to start the ascent, paying attention to the numerous gorgonians present and the possibility of observing lobsters and octopuses. At shallow depths it is easy to observe an intense fish fauna: salema (Sarpa salpa), seabream (Diplodus sp.), saddled seabream (Oblada melanura), gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) are often visible.

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