Secca di Ponente
★★★★★
(593)
The top of the shoal is between 8 m and 15 m deep, for about 300 metres in length, with its flattened ovoid shape, more or less parallel to the coast and about 300 metres away from it. It offers a conformation rich in ravines, small and large hollow caves, imposing rocks and walls.
The benthic fauna is rich and colourful with gorgonians, porifers and madrepores; large shoals of barracudas, red groupers and skipjack tuna prey on the dense shoals of anchovies.
Dive Activity & Environmental Conditions
Top Wildlife Sightings
Most frequently spotted marine life based on dive logs
#1
Grouper/Basslets
120
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#2
Barracuda
118
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#3
Snapper
99
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#4
Moray Eel
93
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#5
Parrotfish
56
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#6
Nudibranch
31
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#7
Scorpionfish
17
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#8
Triggerfish
3
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#9
Wrasse
2
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
#10
Damselfish
2
Total Sightings
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
